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I really like the idea of the slow reveal graph as part of a routine minds-on/mental math/visualization component of a math lesson. It’s such a great way to get kids thinking critically about data in a way that feels interactive and engaging. Instead of just looking at a completed graph and trying to make sense of it, they get to actively predict, analyze, and adjust their thinking as more information is revealed.

I also love that this activity encourages discussion—students can share their reasoning, justify their predictions, and learn from each other’s thinking. It’s a natural way to build number sense, pattern recognition, and even a bit of storytelling around the data. Plus, using something as relatable as LEGO makes it extra fun and accessible!

I could see this working well in my class as a quick, engaging warm-up that sparks curiosity and sets the stage for deeper math discussions. It also aligns really nicely with fostering a growth mindset—students get to see that it’s okay to change their thinking as they gather more information, which is such an important skill beyond just math.

As for DIGITAL STORYTELLING - We are working on personal narrative slide shows to share with our penpals! This is quite a project, and they're really enjoying it. Also - I really love the idea of the choose your own adventure on google slides. I hope to find time to try that later in the year.

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Slow reveal graphs are such a great tool for my grade 5 classroom! I love how they get students thinking critically and making predictions before seeing the full picture. It keeps them engaged and encourages rich discussions. Instead of just looking at a graph and moving on, they really have to analyze the data step by step, which builds their reasoning skills. Definitely will be tr ying this out to get students talking some more!

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I had never heard of a slow reveal graph before but I think using it in my classroom would be a great way to introduce students to concepts specifically related to climate change and environmental study. I think that students need opportunities to grasp how drastic environmental changes - such as rising ocean temperatures - might affect their lives and by using slow-reveal graphs discussion could form related to topics we are covering in class. The opportunity to ask students to make the connections between what they K/W/L on their own through discussion and feedback would be really strong and be more natural than making a chart to write down what we "know" or "think".

In my class, students love Steve Wyborney's "esti mysteries" and "Mystery Patterns" and I think they would like this presentation too because it encourages them to talk to each other and make predictions as a group.

To extend my learning I looked into slow-release graphs that tell climate change stories and I found a really interesting one on the NASA website which relies on visuals and animations to help show the impact of climate change. This one comes with a guide with questions to uncover and I think that I could scaffold them using ChatGPT so that my students could access the material in ways that are meaningful to them and coincide with our learning goals. I attached the link to this padlet.

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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio | Slow Reveal Graphs: Climate Spiral

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Slow reveal graphs are an instructional routine using scaffolded visuals and discourse to help students (in K-12 and beyond) make sense of data. This is a slow reveal graph of the SVS visualization of NASA Climate Spiral. ||

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Julia: Slow Reveal Graphs are a fantastic way to spark curiosity and critical thinking in the classroom! They encourage students to analyze data, make predictions, and engage in meaningful discussions—all while building essential numeracy skills. A simple yet powerful way to make learning more interactive!

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Ailun - This is the first time I have encountered Slow Reveal Graphs. As a math and science teacher, I appreciate that this website provides graphs designed to engage students using a strategy similar to social media: incomplete information. This incomplete information naturally piques students' curiosity. They become eager to learn more, leading to engaging discussions within the lesson, often without even realizing it. The graphs present information gradually, preventing students from feeling overwhelmed. Instead, the information is revealed piece by piece, allowing students to focus on specific points as intended. I particularly like that the first slide displays only the graph itself, allowing students to concentrate on the trend or shape. I found an interesting graph depicting sales of digital cameras and smartphones. Having witnessed decades of rapid technological development, I've seen technology in the classroom evolve from cassette tapes to MP3 players, and now we have smartphones used for photos, music, graphing, and much more. One significant impact of smartphones is that I haven't used a digital camera in over 20 years. This graph offers an excellent starting point for discussing how technology, visualized through data, impacts our lives. Students can further research how smartphones compare to other devices with similar features, drawing conclusions in math class. I believe I can use graphs from this website to introduce lessons on data management, connecting the material to real-world experiences so that students truly appreciate the usefulness of these math skills.

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Nicole Chisholm

I love the idea of a slow reveal graph! I think it is a great way to engage students and get them thinking rather than just plunking a completed graph in front of them. I especially liked that you didn't know the title until the end, that kept my attention because the more information that was revealed the more interested in it I was. While I can't think of a specific example right now, I do feel this is something I would be able to use when doing classroom lessons at any age level.

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I chose this graph because the numbers were reasonable for my grade 2 class. Some of the other topics would be fun as an extra challenge, but I think the numbers would be overwhelming for most of my class. I think this would be a fun way to apply the learning we do about graphs, as it's all pretty new for them. Also the topic of mammals is great as we get ready to learn about nature, animals, life cycles, etc., and as grade 2 is a very large year for losing baby teeth! I did find the site a bit cumbersome but I think I jest need to spend a bit more time with it.

I haven't had a chance to apply any of these new ideas to my class yet because I've been off recovering from my surgery, but have been applying them to my planning and look forward to getting back at with my class!

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This is the first time I have heard about slow reveal graphs, but I love the idea! It just so happens that I am in the middle of doing a Data and Statistics unit with my grade 5's, so this new information has come at a really great time for me. The slow reveal really highlights how important all aspects of a graph are (title, labels and more). So often my students miss these things when looking at a graph and this is an excellent lesson to show them we can't really understand the whole graph without TAILS (title, axes, increments, labels and spacing). I love how an activity like this really hooks anyone who is looking at it. I can see my students wanting to know more and eager to see the final reveal of the graph. This website is a fabulous resource that I will 100 percent be using- probably tomorrow! Another great take away from this course.

I would like to look at the slow reveal graph about gender stereotypes, as this is a health curriculum subject that I often find difficult to teach my grade 5's. Having factual information about kids' stereotypes will make it easier for my students to understand what the word stereotype means and to check their own gender biases. Every year I read the boy in the dress to my class- a book that challenges these stereotypes. I would love to accompany the read aloud with some math too! I love a cross curricular moment and I am picturing so many opportunities with this graph. Another reason why I liked this graph for my grade 5's is because they have to understand and read double bar graphs. This graph is technically a triple bar graph, which will deepen their understanding on what graphs can look like and how we can graph data.

This week with digital storytelling, I got my students to create gifs using brush ninja to retell a read aloud we just finished, the 100 dresses. I was amazed by the artistic abilities of my students and it was nice to see some students thrive at this activity, when they would have perhaps struggled a bit more with a more traditional book summary.

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Gender Stereotypes about STEM Abilities, from a Survey of Six-Year-Olds

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Gender Stereotypes about STEM Abilities, from a Survey of Six-Year-Oldsgraph by AIR, slow reveal by Danielle Weliczko (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: American Institute of Research, “By Age Six, Children Think Boys Are Better Than Girls at Computing and Engineering, New American Institutes for… Continue reading Gender Stereotypes about STEM Abilities, from a Survey of Six-Year-Olds

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Mary MacGillivray

I thought this was a really cool website. It reminded me of the slow reveal we do in math with numberless word problems where we give them a little bit of information at a time. I think I could include these in the visualization portion of my math block as a way to continue looking at data as that math unit is so short. I found a couple of animal based graphs that I think would be engaging for my students. The first one was a a graph showing the number of eyes for a bunch of different animals and this one that goes over the number of baby teeth per mammal. I think they could connect with the grade 4 Science unit on habitats as we could then explore the habitats of these animals and then find out why these animals have these traits.

This week I had my students work on the biography research project tasks that I included in my Passport Assignment and they also had a little more time exploring with Brush Ninja. I plan to work on ways that I can include more digital storytelling into my teaching with my students.

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Ashleigh Flemming - Grade 7 ELA/SS/Science.

This was my first time ever hearing of Slow Reveal Graphs. I immediately thought of my team teacher who teaches Math and thought what a cool way for him to engage students. I tried searching for a few things relevant to the subjects I teach ex: earthquakes and volcanoes as we just did a unit however came up short. I decided just to scroll down and see what there was and I found the Not Everybody Loves Chocolate. With Valentine's Day coming up, I have some small group and whole class readings about the history of chocolate and cacao so I will likely implement this as a hook/warm up. It gives students the opportunity to make predications and see in real time if they are correct. It is also useful for those who are visual learners or mathematical thinkers! As I continued to scroll, I saw some more interesting graphs such as one about Netlfix and one the Superbowl which would be interesting to some of my students. I can see Slow Reveal Graphs being useful for just as you are doing - as warm ups to get students engaged for the day. There is so much pressure to have every single thing related to curriculum. While I believe curriculum is important, I think it is also ok to make space for activities like this to spark student curiosity! This is definitely a site I will bookmark and check frequently to see how I can make it fit in with what I am doing.

As for digital storytelling, I am having students in one of my ELA classes use it to tell me about the novels they are reading. Each page is an exit slip/reading strategy. For the visualization strategy I have asked students to explore Brush Ninja to create an illustration/meme/drawing of what they have read. In the end they need to create and embed a video giving me their recommendation of the book, like a book talk!

So after the two snow days I remembered I did a writing task with my students last year - I had them write a simple paragraph about what they did on their days off - first person, narrative/sequential writing. Well this week I was going to get my students to do the same thing then I had the idea to get them to do a stort board. I have some studnets on IPPS and figured I could create an assignment for ALL student abilities. So we took time on Friday to brainstorm what they did on their days off then we explored canva storyboards! It was fun! It isn't the refined lesson assignment Id like but sometimes you just have to dive in

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Heather - So cool! My original idea was to look for something I could use in my current social studies unit on Residential schools, but I came up short. I then switched gears and found something to use in Healthy Living, and this graph is awesome! It's interactive and fun to guess what the graph is about with all the images of food! It also has a little lesson to go along with the graph, and you can click the link to actually read the article where the graph comes from. Boom. Lesson Planned!

It allows for so much critical thinking, and the subject will encourage students to really dissect how consumers view foods as "healthy" and "unhealthy". It's the perfect addition to my unit on how life skills determine our overall health.

I tried a critical response to a prompt using Book Creator! It was a learning curve - I didn't have it set up properly, deleted my original book, students created 24 individual books that I then had to delete - but by my second class we had it. I did a live demonstration of how to choose a text box, audio recording or video recording, asked students to partner up and answer the prompt. It was great and students were very happy to use the tool rather than their old-fashioned writing journals. I plan to do this again in the near future.

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Do Americans and Nutritionists Agree on What’s Healthy?

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Do Americans and nutritionists agree on what’s healthy? (from the New York Times ‘What’s Going on In This Graph’ series.) Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.

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Sandi- I really like how the slow reveal graph gives students the opportunity to use their critical thinking skills to make predictions. Right or wrong those predictions will lead to further discussion and more questions. The more I think about, the more I can see opportunities for various ways of engagement with the slow reveal. It could simply be a teacher-directed lesson with some student engagement in the form of "popcorn" predictions to obtain content information OR it could be an entire lesson focusing on critical thinking where groups of students (with the starting graph on paper) make predictions and activate prior knowledge to make additions while getting the correct information step by step. So much potential with this!

The graph that caught my eye was "Number of People per Representative in the US". In my ELA class, every Friday we study a current event. In the lead up to the US election we talked a lot about American politics and this graph would have been really helpful in explaining part of how the system operates. Will definitely be looking to this for future current event topics.

As for Digital Storytelling- I did not have the opportunity to implement it in my classes last week as we were finishing up and preparing for exams happening this week. I did chat with another English teacher (we try to align our curriculum) about how we could use it in our upcoming Novel Study unit.

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Amanda Lynds~ This was my first introduction to Slow Reveal Graphs and I think it's neat! We do use videos/images that follow the same idea in my classroom. Prompting students share what they notice and wonder, and what more info would be helpful to know. However, I love that this is a collection of ready made slide shows. We’re currently working on percentages in Grade 7, and I found a great graph about inflation in the fast food industry that aligns perfectly with our unit. Using the slow reveal graph as my starting point, I added on and created a lesson where students calculate inflation prices for 'Inflation Bites: No Cap Café' (yes, the title and backstory of the café are designed to make them cringe!).

Once they’ve calculated the inflation-adjusted prices, they’ll work through a variety of scenarios where they’ll need to stick to a budget and factor in tax. I think the students are going to love it tomorrow.

I know we have a few Grade 7 teachers here, so I’ve attached the lesson link if anyone wants to use it. Slide 1-13 is from the Slow Reveal Graphs site and the rest is what I added on. It’s not super polished or fancy, but it will be fun!

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Sharon: Well, this is totally new to me! I feel like it is perfect timing for me and I am inspired to create one for my math class tomorrow!! One of the outcomes we are working towards meeting in grade 7 math is PR02 - Analyze a graph to draw conclusions and solve problems. I find students sometimes feel overwhelmed when we start this topic. They sometimes struggle to connect the data - or pattern with the big picture of what it means. Doing a slow reveal breaks the content down into smaller steps and forces the viewer to pay attention to specific parts and hopefully, in doing so will help them notice key elements.

I found a Slow Reveal on streaming services which could be good real-world. In trying to create a Slow Reveal Graph myself (for simpler linear equations where we can build on other representations) it seems like it could be kept fairly straight-forward - have a graph with all the parts labelled, and then crop, or cover words/info up with a white rectangle - duplicate the slide many times, then go back to the beginning and delete one cover-up-shape to reveal one element at a time. Love it, and definitely trying this in my class this week!!

For digital storytelling in art this week (Tuesday) we are warming up with the Brush Ninja - their task is to create a short GIF that tells a tiny story about something transforming. Hoping we move forward from here to build on this small start :)

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Leanne - This was my first introduction into Slow Reveal Graphs and I can definitely see myself integrating this into my Math 9 class. We are starting linear relations unit and the outcomes in this unit align nicely with the philosophy behind this tool. I like that there are a wide variety of topics to choose from so I can select graphs that are of interest to my students. As well later in the year when we talk about bias or misrepresenting data and choosing the right graph for a data set having this resource to draw will be helpful. I plan to share this resource with the teachers in my school as I can see its value across curriculum and not just within the math department. I even found one that focused on why Peru had become the world's second highest producer of blueberries which ties in with comparing NS commodities to global trends in my agriculture 11 course.

As for digital storytelling it had to take a back seat last week as we are in the middle of exams but I hope to integrate it the next few weeks as I get my new sections of courses up and running.

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Adriana- Slow Reveal Graphs is new to me! This is a tool that would be great in the high-school setting, especially for a class like Global Geography Class.

There are 2 graphs that I would use for 2 different units. First, I think I would use the map referenced in the video. We do a unit on population and urbanisation where we closely study population pyramides, migration and immigration patterns across the globe. I think it's a great conversation starter or even treat that "slide-deck" as a think-pair-share activity that could transition into a bigger class discussion.

I have not yet implemented the activities from my Tech portfolio (we were in the thick of exam prep the past few weeks). So hoping to try some new things with my new students in the coming weeks!

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Julie McVicar

I’ve just come across this site, but I can already see how it could be beneficial in the music classroom. Revealing small parts of a musical concept at a time helps students feel less overwhelmed, and the gradual reveal keeps them engaged, sparking curiosity about how the concept will unfold. While I haven’t yet incorporated digital storytelling in my music classroom, I’m planning to use it for an end-of-year project with my Grade 6 students, where they’ll do a "Grade 6 Music in Review" project. I’m really enjoying exploring the slow reveal graphs website and seeing how it could enhance my lessons.

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Well this was a neat exercise and I guessed what the topic was! I think this would be a great way to warm up for lots of different activities for older grades. (math and history) I can't yet think how I would use this in a grade primary classroom as graphing is not something they formally experience until they are a little older. Maybe using pictographs for number sense somehow...I'll have to give it some more thought!

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Selena - I was not familiar with Slow Release Graphs before this evening, but I have seen similar concepts used in other online mathematical tools. After exploring the available classroom resources, I believe Slow Release Graphs would be an excellent addition to my math lessons. These graphs have the potential to significantly boost engagement and critical thinking skills, particularly for lower elementary students.

I found 12 graphs, including bar graphs, line graphs, and pictographs, that align well with the Grade 3 Math Curriculum. I’ve saved them to my Google Drive for future use. While our graphing unit for this year is complete, these graphs will serve as an excellent review tool before Provincial Assessments. Their relevance and relatable content will likely increase student interest and connection. For example, two graphs I selected, Daily Screen Time and Bullying, are easily integrated with Social Emotional Learning and Health Outcomes.

Although I have not yet integrated Digital Storytelling into my classroom activities this year, I plan to do so using my Digital Literacy Passport (Assignment #2) guide and lesson plans. Specifically, I intend to use Book Creator for students to collaboratively share photos, results, and reflections on upcoming Science tasks and activities. Beforehand, I will need to teach a few lessons on text and image insertion, as well as formatting, to ensure my Grade 3 students are prepared to use the tool effectively.

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Jillian- Before this week, I'd never heard tell of slow reveal graphs, however, after exploring the website I feel it would be a fantastic teaching tool, especially for lower elementary learners, because they create opportunities for active engagement, critical thinking, and classroom discussion.

One of the slow reveal graphs that appealed to me was the "Number of Eyes Different Animals Have" because it seems like a great starter reveal graph for a diverse group of learners (in the Learning Centre), because it’s fun, engaging, and easy to understand. I feel like Animals are a topic everyone can relate to, and the activity works well with pictures, discussions, or hands-on materials, making it easy to adapt for different learning needs. It seems like a simple and inclusive way to keep all students interested and involved.

This week, I worked with one of my Learning Centre students to create a digital story using Canva. Together, we created a simple story about her favorite animal, a dolphin. I supported her in choosing pictures, writing short sentences, and recording her voice to narrate the story. This activity helped build her confidence with technology and helped to support her literacy goals.

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Libby - I thought this was a really interesting way of showing information. I think these slow reveal graphs are excellent for asking questions, reviewing elements of a graph, and predicting. I also like how these add an element of surprise and anticipation rather than just giving all the information away at one.

If I were to use a slow reveal graph in my classroom I would use the graph "International Literacy Rates Overtime" to have a discussion with my students about the importance of reading and writing. I would pull this out when they pop the "why is this even important?" question.

For the digital storytelling, I haven't used it yet but I have incorporated it into my next plans :)

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