Tag: *social justice

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Taiji Cove Hunting Season (Annual Slaughter of Dolphins)

Jenna

Each year, hundreds of dolphins are killed and captured in Taiji, Japan. What has impacted the annual hunt? (Notice/wonder/feel/act, with resources to encourage activism) Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.

*social justice, bar graph

2019 National School Climate Survey: Experiences of LGBTQ+ Youth in Our Nation’s Schools

Jenna

GLSEN's 2019 National School Climate survey investigated the safety of LGBTQ+ Youth in American schools. What did the survey reveal? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.

*social justice, line graph, stacked area graph

Cost of thriving vs typical wages for full time workers

Jenna

How is the New York Police Department (NYPD) funded, in comparison to other service departments in New York City?

Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.

*social justice, bar graph, stacked bar graph

Police Funding: NYC Budget Priorities, 2014-2019

Jenna

How is the New York Police Department (NYPD) funded, in comparison to other service departments in New York City?

Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.

*social justice, bar graph, line graph

Vaping Up a Storm 3: E-cigarette ads and teen e-cigarette use

Jenna

As more dollars were spent on e-cigarette advertising, e-cigarette use amongst teens rose dramatically. This double y-axis graph, that is both a bar and a line graph, reveals a disturbing trend.

Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.

*social justice, line graph

Vaping up a Storm: E-Cigarette Use in US Middle and High Schools

Jenna

How many high school and middle school students are vaping? Compare data from 2011 to 2018, showing a disturbing trend.

Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.

bar graph, double bar graph

Comparing the number of mass shootings in the US (by race) with the number of words used in coverage by the NYTimes

Jenna

How does the number of mass shootings, broken down by race, compare with the average number of words the NYTimes used to cover the story?

Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.

*social justice, blog

First #slowrevealgraph Special Collection: Incarceration in the United States

Jenna

The US prison system is broken. The data around who is impacted, and why, is devastating. ...and our students deserve to know about it.  Educator Connie Rivera (con2ward at aol.com / @Rivera_Con) gifted us with a collection of slow reveal graphs linked to a unit called "Disproportionate Incarceration: Graphing, Proportional Reasoning, and Social Justice." Over the… Continue reading First #slowrevealgraph Special Collection: Incarceration in the United States