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February 21st, 2013 - 10:37 pm § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, Health, humanities

How Do Germs Spread?

This infographic, brought to us by Pediatrics After Hours, is brightly designed to grab the attention of one group in particular, kids. Germs are gross, and kids get sick the most often. They are often too preoccupied to remember to do simple things, such as cover their mouths when they cough, or wa[...]

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August 21st, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, featured, Health, Humanities, STEM

It’s the End of the World as they know it

I still remember the first time I heard the Mayan theory of the end of time. I was in middle school. I don’t remember what we were studying, I actually think it was one of those things that a teacher taught in one class and it spread throughout the school, kind of like what a [...][...]

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August 13th, 2012 - 10:58 pm § in Data Sources, Health, Humanities, STEM

Physics of Olympic Bodies

As the Olympic frenzy draws to a close, it is time to analyze the events, the records, and the athletes themselves. This infographic compares Olympians both past and present, and shares how the changes in their physical anatomy has allowed for records to be broken. Unfortunately, the benefits that t[...]

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August 2nd, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, Health, Humanities

Where are the Best (and Worst) Industrialized Countries to be a Child

I am American, born and raised, and proud of it. But aside from two weeks spent in Germany, I also know nothing else. I believe that I had a very good childhood, not perfect, but no one’s is. And I have always thought (thanks to movies) that America is the quintessential place to grow up. [...[...]

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July 10th, 2012 - 5:58 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, Health, Humanities, Miscellaneous, STEM

The Olympics Torch Relay

The 2013 Olympics begins soon, and once again, that means the continuation of the Olympic torch being passed. This event is a great opportunity for a history lesson. It began thousands of years ago in ancient Rome, in the year 776 BCE. It continued for around 1200 years, and then there was a 1500 ye[...]

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June 29th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, Health

Economic costs of Obesity

More and more information is coming out about our growing obesity epidemic, and why it is unhealthy to be such. We all know it increases the risk of diabetes, heart problems, joint problems, and more, but how does it affect our wallet? This is a great visual for students to think about when creating[...]

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January 13th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, Health, Humanities

Vehicles involved in fatal crashes

  Students who are high school age are beginning to make major decisions. When they are the younger sibling of a new driver, or when their friends begin receiving their licenses they begin taking trips and traveling more often. They no longer have to wait for their parents to take them places, [...]

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January 10th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Visualizations, Health, Humanities, STEM

High-resolution maps of science

  Ask any scientist (which I consider as anyone interested in science) and they will tell you that the science one learns in school is relevant to each other. For instance, the chemical formulations learned about in Chemistry create and change physical entities which one may learn about in Biol[...]

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January 2nd, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Visualizations, Health, Humanities, Miscellaneous, STEM

The Best Data Visualization Projects of 2011

A collage of the best data visualizations of 2011It seems a good way to start the new year, by looking back at the previous one.  Perhaps we should have done that sooner, but IGaD has been on a bit of a hiatus.  I will direct you, then, to Nathan Yau’s FlowingData and his list of [...][...]

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November 7th, 2011 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, featured, Health, Humanities, Miscellaneous, STEM

Who Is Occupy Wall Street?

  Occupy Wall Street. This is the modern day strike. It is history in the making. It is important to make your students aware of this event, because it is something their children will be learning about. Being a former US History teacher, I taught about strikes. Thanks to unions, the popularity[...]

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