Video Game Revenue Compared with Gun Deaths, by country
Tag: units
How Fast Insects Fly
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
Mega-Farming in the US (Iowa’s raising more pigs on fewer, bigger farms)
Iowa raises more pigs on commercial farms than any other state in the US. And, increasingly, these pigs are being raised on mega-farms. How does this impact the US?
Climate Spiral (NASA/AEF)
NASA/AEF Collab: Climate Spiral An animated slow reveal graph about global temperature anomalies!
Twelve consecutive months of global surface temperature records: June 2023 – May 2024 (NASA/AEF)
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!
Global Mean Sea Level 1993-2023 (NASA/AEF)
NASA/AER Collab: Global Mean Sea Level 1993-2023 An animated slow reveal graph!
Carnival Rides and Trigonometric Functions
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.
Heartbeats per Minute and Body Weight of Different Species
What do you notice about the relationship between the size of an animal the number of heartbeats it has per minute?
Ozone Depleting Substance Emissions, 1960-2016
Finally: a climate crisis success story! Why don't we hear about the ozone anymore? And what caused the ozone-depleting substance emissions to dramatically decrease across the world?
Food Deserts: 14 States have Greater than 15% of their Population Living in Food Deserts
More than 39 million Americans live in "food deserts" -- places where residents do not have ample access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Use these graphs to explore this urgent issue. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Average Size of Major League Baseball Players by Debut Decade (1870s – 2010s)
Why are baseball players getting 'bigger' over time? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Police Funding: NYC Budget Priorities, 2014-2019
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.
Daily Screen Time (ages 0 – 8) in the US
How have young children's mobile habits changed over the last few years? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.