Global Access to Electricity, 2000 - 2023 The global number of people without access to electricity has halved since 2000, but it has increased in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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The Largest “Restaurant Chain” in America
The Largest "Restaurant Chain" in America: Number of Locations of Fast Food Chains Compared With School Cafeterias
Popularity of Selected Baby Names in the US, 1900 – 2020
Popularity of Selected Names in the US, 1900 - 2020
Production of Dates (Fruit) In Metric Tonnes, By Country
Breaking the Fast: Production of Dates (Fruit) In Metric Tonnes, By Country Ramadan just ended. While Muslims have many different cultural traditions, a shared one is to break the fast with a date. Where do these dates come from?
Flying Has Never Been Safer: Global Aviation Fatalities per 1 million passengers
Flying Has Never Been Safer: Global Aviation Fatalities per 1 million passengers
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 (English + Français)
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