Grandma says, “Thanksgiving dinner gets more expensive every year!” Is she right?
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When the tragedy of a mass shooting repeats itself in cities across the United States, we find ourselves asking why it happens. While gun violence is not a uniquely American problem, more mass shootings occur in the United States than in any other country on earth. And they keep happening. What can explain this? Data can provide insights into the underlying factors that may be responsible for gun violence in the United States.
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This Ready-to-Teach dataset contains the number of Spotify streams of "All I Want For Christmas is You" by country on the 48 hours of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as well as the song's country-specific mean rank among all songs over the holiday season.
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"The sight of a feather in a peacock's tail, whenever I gaze at it, makes me sick."
That is what Charles Darwin wrote when first thinking about the showy and elaborate tail feathers of the male peacock. If traits that aided in survival were selected for and were more likely to be passed on to the next generation, how was it that evolution by natural selection could produce something like the brightly colored and elaborate tail feathers of a peacock?
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In 2015, over 381 million tonnes of plastic was produced globally. That is equivalent to the mass of two-thirds of the world population! Take a look around and see how many plastic items you can find. All of those water bottles, straws, and plastic grocery bags add up and their waste is making a large negative impact on our oceans and wildlife.
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Halloween can be a tough day to keep kids focused on your class. We hope this quick activity can make things just a bit easier for your lesson plan this Thursday.
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Do people really return lost wallets? Find out with a Ready-to-Teach graph activity.
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