Tag: scale along the y-axis

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Number of People Per Representative in the US (1789-2017)

Jenna Laib

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)

#savetheplanet, line graph

Twelve consecutive months of global surface temperature records: June 2023 – May 2024 (NASA/AEF)

Jenna Laib

NASA/AEF Collab: Twelve consecutive months of global surface temperature records: June 2023 - May 2024 An animated slow reveal graph about global surface temperature records!

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Carnival Rides and Trigonometric Functions

Jenna Laib

Which carnival ride is this function modeling? One of my favorite recent submissions! This graph includes a student handout with follow-up questions and graphing opportunities.

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Swear Words in Taylor Swift Lyrics, by album — updated May 2024

Jenna Laib

How has Taylor Swift's lyrics changed over time? Why might someone want to know how many curse words appear in the lyrics of an album? A Swiftie teacher that I work with wanted to use this in the classroom, and her students had some interesting insights.

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Comparing Climate in London and Singapore

Jenna Laib

How do the climates of London and Singapore compare? How do the actual average temperatures compare with the perceived temperatures? When would you want to visit either place?

*social justice, line graph

Life Expectancy Compared with GDP

Jenna Laib

Make a list of the countries where people live the longest. Would the list just read as a list of richest countries? Why or why not? Check out these scatterplots: one that focuses on comparing Latin America with other nations, and one that shows the whole world.

*social justice, bar graph

Where Pets are Acquired

Jenna Laib

Where Pets are Acquiredgraph by Best Friends Animal Society; slow reveal by Lori Rosales (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Best Friends Animal Society, "Lifesaving by the Numbers: Animal Welfare Statistics." Best Friends website, accessed December 13, 2023. Data Source: American Pet Products Association, 2021 Survey.… Continue reading Where Pets are Acquired

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Where Bullying Occurs

Jenna Laib

Where Bullying Occurs at Schoolgraph by Alexa Kurzius, Scholastic/DynaMath; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (@jennalaib) (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Kurzius, Alexa. "Beyond Bullying: Learn some ways adults and kids stand up to bullying." DynaMath, September 2018. Data Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Potential… Continue reading Where Bullying Occurs

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Fewer Teens are Reading for Fun

Jenna Laib

A line graph from Chartr's newsletter illustrates a decrease in teenagers' recreational reading, according to 2023 data from the National Center for Education Statistics. The graph presents a potential discussion about literacy, reading, and education, with mathematical elements including percentages, value estimation, and y-axis scaling.

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Comparing Career Points Scored with Minutes Played of Top 100 Active NBA Scorers (as of Jan 31, 2023)

Jenna Laib

How does the number of points NBA players score compare with their number of minutes played? Who has the most impressive ratio to minutes to points?