Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Linear and Exponential Growth

For Students 6th - 8th
Explore the fast-paced nature of exponential growth. This interactive exercise focuses on introducing exponents, providing the opportunity to practice solving exponential problems, and comparing graphs of linear and exponential growth...
eBook
Other

Exponential Growth Functions [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a chapter from an Algebra textbook. It looks at exponential growth functions - graphing and analyzing them, predicting transformations, graphing and writing equations for combined transformations, and modeling with exponential...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Puppy Proportions: Growth Spurts & Weight Gain in a Dog

For Students 3rd - 8th
Puppies prove to be a fun and useful aid in this adorable experiment! By having access to, and measuring a puppy's body dimensions over a period of weeks or months, you can discover if segments of canine anatomy develop at different...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Malthusian Population Growth and Population Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this passage and study the graphics to answer the five-question quiz that follows.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Linear vs. Exponential Growth: From Data

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given a table with values of two quantities over time, determine whether the quantities form grow linearly or exponentially.
Website
The World Bank

World Bank Group: Gnp Per Capita

For Students 9th - 10th
The World Bank Group offers an educational overview of GNP per capita. Content includes a map, charts, data, photos, cases, research, and exercises!
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Business Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice what you've learned about the business cycle, and how different phases of it relate to GDP and the unemployment rate, in this four-question exercise.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Exponential vs. Linear Models

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given a description of a real-world relationship, determine whether that relationship is linear or exponential.