Across the animal kingdom, so many animals have two eyes. But not all! How many eyes do different animals have? This graph is designed for the primary grades.
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Steph Curry Leads the NBA in Career Three-Pointers
Which NBA players have sunk the most career three-pointers?
Swear Words in Taylor Swift Lyrics, by album — updated May 2024
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.
Life Expectancy Compared with GDP
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.
Who are America’s Breadwinners: Five Decades of Societal Shifts
Who are America's breadwinners? How has this changed in the last 50 years?
Where Pets are Acquired
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
Where Bullying Occurs
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
Fewer Teens are Reading for Fun
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.
Number of FIFA World Cup Appearances, by country/national team
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?
Age of Olympic Gymnastics All-Around Champions (By Gender)
How old are Olympic gymnastics "all around" champions? What statistical questions can this representation answer? What can't it answer?
Boxed Mac & Cheese Sales in the US
Americans spend millions on dried mac 'n' cheese mixes per year. How do the sales of selected brands compare?
How comfortable are people with women as leaders of government or major companies? (by country)
How comfortable is society with a female leader in business and politics? This graph features four countries, but it's important to note that with only four countries represented, there are many, many people who are not represented. How might that change how we interpret and analyze the data? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
How loud is too loud? (English/Spanish/French)
How loud are different activities? How loud is *too* loud? (con versión en español) Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections. Haga clic para acceder a la actividad y obtener más información sobre las conexiones entre matemáticas y contenido.
Speedy Animals
How fast are different animals in the air, on land, and in water? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Animals: who has the longest tongue?
Which animals have the longest tongues? And how do we compare tongue lengths? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.