Michelle Yeoh's win for Best Actress at the 2023 Academy Awards marked the first time an Asian actress took home that trophy! This graph tracks wins in the Oscar's Big Five categories. What data would we want to determine exactly how underrepresented people in these groups are?
Tag: world geography
Length of Compulsory Military Service in Selected Countries
How long is compulsory military service? And why is Taiwan extending the length of conscription next year?
Blog: Using Slow Reveals to Illuminate Tiny but Powerful Details in a Graph
Blog Post: Using Slow Reveals to Illuminate Tiny but Powerful Details in a Graph by Jenna Laib Last week, a middle school social studies teacher and I co-planned a slow reveal graphs lesson...
The Best European City for McDonald’s According to Google Maps Reviews
What's the best European City for McDonald's? David Abaev from Databar crunched some numbers for us...
The Extent of the Youth’s Climate Fear
How do young people (ages 16-25) feel about the climate crisis across the world?
Ukrainian Refugees Return Home Despite Warnings Not To
Ukrainian refugees are returning home, despite warnings about safety. How many are returning home? And why?
Qatar Has Outspent Every World Cup Host in History
How much did Qatar spend on the World Cup? And why is it such a big deal that this is the most expensive World Cup ever?
The World’s Biggest Employers
The World's Biggest Employers graph from Statista; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (@jennalaib) Slide Deck 1 reveals the topic early on and then students make sense of the employers. Slide Deck 2 reveals the employers early on without the topic, and students make sense of that. Both has them analyzing the quantities and what they… Continue reading The World’s Biggest Employers
Prize-Winning Pumpkin Weights
How big are the world's largest pumpkins? What accounts for the rapid growth in size for years? Have we finally peaked with how big we can grow pumpkins? Go inside the world of competitive pumpkin growing... Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.