Flying Has Never Been Safer: Global Aviation Fatalities per 1 million passengers
Tag: large numbers
Comparing Oil Production Per Day with Oil Reserves, by Country, 2024
Comparing Oil Production Per Day with Oil Reserves, by Country, 2024
More Expensive Areas Tend To Have Lower Share of Gen Z Homebuyers
More Expensive Areas Tend To Have Lower Share of Gen Z Homebuyers
A Human on a Bicycle is Among the Most Efficient Forms of Travel
A Human on a Bicycle is Among the Most Efficient Forms of Travel in the Animal Kingdom (update on a classic 'Scientific American' graph)
Countries That Pay Their Olympic Gold Medalists The Most (Paris 2024)
Countries That Pay Their Olympic Gold Medalists The Most (Paris 2024)
Top 10 Largest Free Music Concerts (Worldwide)
Top 10 Largest Free Music Concerts (Worldwide)
The Return: Population History of Humpback Whales in Oceania
Back from the Brink: Population History of Humpback Whales in Oceania
Comparing US Millionaires & Billionaires with the Next Top 9 Countries
America's Wealth: US Millionaires & Billionaires compared with the Next Top 9 Countries
Number of Children in the US with Food Allergies
How many kids have food allergies in the US? This slow reveal is great for work with decimals and place value.
Days Between Billion-Dollar Natural Disasters in the US
Days Between Billion-Dollar Natural Disasters in the USgraph by Climate Central; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Climate Central, “U.S. Billion-Dollar Disasters: 1980-2024.” Climate Central: July 16, 2025. Accessed at https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/billion-dollar-disasters-2025 Data Source: NOAA/NCEI, “Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters.” National… Continue reading Days Between Billion-Dollar Natural Disasters in the US
US Shipping Exports (January – April 2025)
US Shipping Exports (Jannuary - April 2025)graph by Visual Capitalist; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Visual Capitalist, "Charted: The Slump in U.S. Shipping Exports." VoronoiApp: May 15, 2025. Data Source: LaRocco, Lori Ann. "Trump trade tariffs slump widens to… Continue reading US Shipping Exports (January – April 2025)
Best Selling Books in History (International)
Best Selling Books in History (International)graph by James Eagle; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Eagle, James. "Best Selling Books in History." Voronoi: May 20, 2025. Data Source: Wikipedia. "List of best-selling books." Accessed May 25, 2025."Counts are drawn from… Continue reading Best Selling Books in History (International)
Most Popular Pets in the US
Most Popular Pets in the USgraph by Jenna Laib and Scholastic News; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Jenna Laib & Scholastic News (Dec. 2, 2024) Data Source: Menga, Michelle. "Pet Ownership Statistics 2025." Forbes: January 2, 2025. Potential Math… Continue reading Most Popular Pets in the US
Number of Living Languages, by Country (2024)
Number of Living Languages, by Country (2024)graph from Our World in Data, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Our World in Data, "The number of languages, indigenous and non-indigenous, that are still used." Our World in Data: July 17, 2024.“Data… Continue reading Number of Living Languages, by Country (2024)
Extreme Poverty, by region (1990-2017)
Extreme Poverty, by region (1990 - 2017)graph from Patricia Smith/New York Times Upfront, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: stacked area graph Visualization Source: Smith, Patricia and Brooke Ross. "Out of Poverty." Scholastic Junior: May 2022.Smith, Patricia. "Can We End Extreme Poverty?" New York… Continue reading Extreme Poverty, by region (1990-2017)
Music Sales, by Format, 1980 – 2022
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
US Presidential Pardons and Acts of Clemency, 1945-2025
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
Amazon vs eBay was a close competition — until it wasn’t
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
The History of Book Production in Western Europe: Innovation & Economic Growth
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 (1789-2017)
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)