Music Sales, by Format, 1980 - 2022graph by Scholastic Math, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: stacked bar graph Visualization Source: Scholastic Math Data Source: Recording Industry Industry Association of America (RIAA) Perry, Mark J (2022). "Animated Chart of the Day: Recorded Music Sales… Continue reading Music Sales, by Format, 1980 – 2022
Length of Rushing Touchdowns, Philadelphia Eagles' Saquon Barkley & Jalen Hurts (2024)graph by Bob Lochel, slow reveal by Bob Lochel (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: dot plot Visualization Source: Bob Lochel, using stapplet.com Data Source: StatMuse Potential Math Content: dot plots, estimating values, developing theories about why, comparing… Continue reading Length of Rushing Touchdowns, Philadelphia Eagles’ Saquon Barkely & Jalen Hurts (2024)
How Fast Insects Fly (standard units of measurement | metric units of measurement)graph by Steve Jenkins, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck - standard units includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)(Slide deck - metric units includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Jenkins, Steve (2020). Insects… Continue reading How Fast Insects Fly
Who Americans Spend Their Time Withgraph by Avery Koop/Visual Capitalist, slow reveal by Scott Westwell (Slide deck - light color scheme includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)(Slide deck - dark color scheme includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: Koop, Avery and Nick Routley. "Visualized: Who Americans… Continue reading Who Americans Spend Their Time With
NFL Teams' Consumption of "Uncrustables"graph by Jayson Jenks/NY Times, slow reveal by Danielle Sugrue (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graphs: pictograph, scatterplot Visualization Source: Jenks, Jayson. "Wait, NFL Players Eat How Many Uncrustables?" New York Times: October 24, 2024. Data Source: "24 of 32 NFL teams provided The Athletic… Continue reading NFL Teams’ Consumption of “Uncrustables”
US Presidential Pardons and Acts of Clemency, 1945-2025graph by Mike Wendling/BBC, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: double bar graph Visualization Source: Wendling, Mike. "Freed Capitol riot ringleaders regroup - and vow 'retribution'." BBC News: January 22, 2025. Data Source: US Justice Department and… Continue reading US Presidential Pardons and Acts of Clemency, 1945-2025
2025 Honesty and Ethics of Professionals Rankings (US/Gallup Poll)graph by Gallup, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (suggested by Traci Higgins) (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: stacked bar graph Visualization Source: Saad, Lydia. "Americans' Ratings of U.S. Professions Stay Historically Low." Gallup: January 13, 2025 Data Source: Gallup Poll,… Continue reading 2025 Honesty and Ethics of Professionals Rankings (US/Gallup Poll)
Amazon vs eBay was a close competition -- until it wasn'tgraph by Hyunsoo Rim and David Crowther/Chartr, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: Rim, Hyunsoo and David Crowther (2025). "eBay battled tech giants like Amazon and Meta for years. Now… Continue reading Amazon vs eBay was a close competition — until it wasn’t
Gender Stereotypes about STEM Abilities, from a Survey of Six-Year-Oldsgraph by AIR, slow reveal by Danielle Weliczko (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: American Institute of Research, "By Age Six, Children Think Boys Are Better Than Girls at Computing and Engineering, New American Institutes for… Continue reading Gender Stereotypes about STEM Abilities, from a Survey of Six-Year-Olds
The History of Book Production in Western Europe: Innovation & Economic Growthgraph by Max Roser/Our World in Data, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: Max Roser (2021) - “What is economic growth? And why is it so important?” Published online… Continue reading The History of Book Production in Western Europe: Innovation & Economic Growth
Number of People Per Representative in the US (since nation's founding)graph by Drew DeSilver/Pew Research, slow reveal by Aristotle Ou (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: DeSilver, Drew (2018). "U.S. population keeps growing, but House of Representatives is same size as in Taft era." Pew Research Center: May 31, 2018. Data Source: Pew Research Center"Decennial census (for years… Continue reading Number of People Per Representative in the US (1789-2017)
How did the Voting Rights Act of 1986 impact Black voter registration in Southern states?
How good are different country's announced "Net-Zero Goals," to reduce emissions?
New #SlowRevealGraph (Not) Everyone Loves Chocolate Looking at the estimated chocolate consumption per capita, and how it compares to the revenue per capita and the total population. Elementary version with weights in pounds encourages fractional reasoning. Elementary version with weights in kilograms encourages reasoning about decimals and proportions. Middle school version uses metric measurement and also includes additional data about ratios and proportions.
New #SlowRevealGraph Netflix Keeps Puling Ahead of the Competition (Paid Streaming Subscribers, by Platform)
New #SlowRevealGraph How much money does LEGO make? What factors contributed to its success?
How many people experience homelessness at any given time? Why is the problem more visible in some countries than in others?
How have fast food prices risen over the last ten years?
Why is income inequality decreasing at a global level, when we have so many new billionaires?
Do men in the US report their height accurately? When are they more (or less) likely to report honestly?
