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This graph was previously published in The New York Times. The data is from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), an independent intergovernmental organization.1. After looking closely at the graph above (or at this full-size image), answer these four questions:What do you notice?What do you…

1. After looking closely at the image above (or at the full-size image), think about these three questions:2. Next, join the conversation by clicking on the comment button and posting in the box that opens on the right. (Students 13 and older are invited to comment, although teachers of younger students are welcome to post…

Note: A legacy applicant is a student with a parent who attended the same college.This graph was previously published in The New York Times. It is based on the findings of a study of college applicants to 12 highly selective colleges: the Ivy League (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale),…

On Wednesday, Jan. 24, teachers from our collaborator, the American Statistical Association, will facilitate this discussion from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern time.5. By Friday morning, Jan. 26, we will reveal more information about the graph, including a free link to the article that includes this graph, at the bottom of this post. We…

On Wednesday, Jan. 10, teachers from our collaborator, the American Statistical Association, will facilitate this discussion from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern time.5. By Friday morning, Jan. 12, we will reveal more information about the graph, including a free link to the article that includes this graph, at the bottom of this post. We…

1. After looking closely at the graph above (or at this full-size image), answer these four questions:What do you notice?What do you wonder? The questions are intended to build on one another, so try to answer them in order. 2. Next, join the conversation online by clicking on the comment button and posting in the…

Dr. Vivek Murthy, the United States surgeon general, issued an advisory in May about the risks of social media to the brains and mental health of children and adolescents. Subsequently, the Pew Research Center, which describes itself as “a nonpartisan fact tank,” published the results of its online survey in the report “Teens, Social Media…

3. Below the response box, there is an option to click on “Email me when my comment is published.” This sends the link to your response which you can share with your teacher.4. After you have posted, read what others have said, then respond to someone else by posting a comment. Use the “Reply” button…

Economists and demographers who study population size project that the world’s population will reach a peak of about 10 billion people around 2085, if not earlier. Thereafter, the population is not expected to plateau, but instead decline to less than two billion about 300 years later, over perhaps 10 generations. Factors that influence population size…

Note: A live moderated discussion of this graph will take place on Nov. 8.The New York Times and Morning Consult surveyed 2,000 young people between the ages of 16 and 19 and another 2,000 college graduates between the ages of 22 and 30 earlier this year. They asked about the importance of 22 criteria for…