Graphs and Charts Are Awesome!

This is a pie chart.

Graphs and charts are becoming increasingly common ways to present information about the world. They are a very powerful way to present data because they are visual, and we humans love things to be visual. It is crucial that you be able to understand all the different types of graphs and charts, and to be able to understand the information that they present.

With this project, you will examine a graph, understand it thoroughly, and present it in a Google Presentation.

Here are the steps you must follow:
1)  Get a number from Mr. Kringel.
2)  Right click the following link and choose "Open link in a new tab":  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/01/15/40-charts-that-explain-the-world/
3)  Find the graph that is with your number.  Figure out what the graph is all about.  Look up any words you don't know.  Make sure you understand it thoroughly.  Also, make sure you understand why the information is important and relative to your life and the world we live in.  Get help from me or a neighbor if you have no clue.
4)  Open a new tab, then open Google Drive, and create a new Google Presentation.
5)  Copy your graph onto the second slide in your presentation.
6)  On the first slide, give your presentation a title and a subtitle.
7)  On the successive slides, use arrows to point out the different areas of data or labels.  Please use a different slide for each arrow!  In other word, copy the graph onto many slides, and only use one arrow/explanation for each slide.  Here's an example:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EPozrNa2PLrwXhf56VDmL3VbDreNWoi6TmEXkNKkxAQ/edit?usp=sharing
8)  Copy the questions below onto your presentation, one per slide.  Answer them completely and thoughtfully.

1. What does this graph tell us about the world?
2. Why is this graph important?
3. List at least three other implications of your chart.

For #3 above, "implications" are conclusions, facts, or information created by using information already at hand.  So, you must make three conclusions about the world that are not stated explicitly on the graph.  

9)  Presentation

• You will have about three minutes to present your chart/slide show to a group of five, who will stand around your computer.  
• You will want to make sure they understand your chart and the implications of its information.  
• You must start your presentation by showing your original, unaltered chart and giving your group about a minute to quietly see if they can figure it out. 
• Then you will ask the group some basic, kindergarten questions to see if they even know what the chart is about. 
• Then you will present the chart slide by slide.  
• Most important final step:  Teach and discuss the implications of the data!