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Doubling Your Money

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your young financial geniuses explore the Rule of 70 as they analyze the exponential function that models the doubling time of investments.
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Two Points Determine an Exponential Function II

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your algebra learners will build an exponential equation given a graph with two specific points labeled. 
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Do Two Points Always Determine an Exponential Function?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Algebra learners explore, analyze and build an exponential equation given its form and a specific point that exists on the function in this task. The last question asks learners to apply their ideas to an exponential equation given two...
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The "U's" Have IT!

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars explore the maximum and minimum values of parabola. In this exponential equations lesson, students use graphing calculators or TI Interactive Software to calculate values of parabola and graph x-intercepts of parabola.
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Fibonacci II

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Study Fibonacci sequences and see a related set of numbers. Learn and review Lucas numbers and use of quadratic equations to find a general term of a sequence of numbers that is generated by a recurrence relation similar to Fibonacci's.
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Babylonian Mathematics I

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners examine a Babylonian clay tablet and the mathematics found on it as a catalyst to investigate a variety of mathematical ideas. They work with prime numbers, classify numbers as whole, integer, rational, or irrational and use...
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Potassium-Argon Dating

For Students 10th - Higher Ed Standards
Find the age of a fictional sample of rocks using a genuine approach. A well-designed lesson asks young mathematicians to use exponential modeling to analyze half-life. As a project-based learning activity, scholars communicate their...
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The King's Chessboard

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Middle schoolers speculate on the better rate of pay: a dollar a day for 10 days, or a penny the first day, two pennies the second, doubling each day for 10 days. Start by listening to the story The King's Chessboard, by David Birch....
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College Prep Math: Chapter 5 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this exponential and logarithmic functions activity, students solve 8 short answer problems. Students solve/simplify logarithmic and exponential equations/expressions using logarithm properties. Students find the compound interest on...
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Integrated Algebra/Math B Regents Questions: Exponential Equations

For Students 9th - 12th
In this exponential equations worksheet, students solve 11 word problems in short answer and multiple choice format. Students write and solve exponential growth and decay problems given a word problem.
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Sudoku Puzzle: Logs and Exponentials

For Students 11th - 12th
In this logarithms and exponential worksheet, students solve 29 multiple choice problems.  Students use their answers to solve a sudoku puzzle.
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Linear and Exponential Models

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students linearize data to determine if an exponential model is suitable. In this linearizing data to determine if an exponential model is suitable instructional activity, students graph the residuals of sets of data that appear to have...
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Paying College Tuition

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th Standards
The investigation of exponential equation in the context of increasing college tuition costs is explored through this lessib.  Students write exponential equations based on the percent of change of college tuition and use their equations...
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Exponential Equations not Requiring Logarithms

For Students 9th - 11th
In this exponential equations activity, students solve given exponential equations. This four-page activity contains 24 problems. Answers are provided on the last page.
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Logarithms

For Teachers 12th
In this logarithms worksheet, 12th graders solve and complete 54 various types of problems. First, they write the numbers in the format of an exponential equation. Then, students write each problem listed and translate into log notation....
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Exponents and Logarithms Test

For Students 11th - 12th
In this Algebra II/Pre-calculus instructional activity, students solve advanced logarithmic and exponential equations. The two page instructional activity contains ten multipart problems. Answers are not provided.
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Precalculus: Unit 3 Test 2

For Teachers 11th - 12th
In this Pre-calculus worksheet, learners solve advanced logarithmic and exponential equations. The seven page worksheet contains thirty-two problems. Answers are not provided.
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Integrated Algebra Practice: Exponential Growth

For Students 9th - 12th
In this exponential growth worksheet, students solve 4 short answer and multiple choice problems. Students determine the population of a city after a given amount of time.
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Exponential Equations

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students solve 30 exponential equations using logs and rules of exponents.
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Why does Twenty Questions Suffice for Guessing a Number Between One and One Million?

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this probability worksheet, students use logarithms and exponentials to determine why twenty questions suffice for guessing a number between one and million.  The solution is provided.
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Logarithms & Exponential Equations

For Students 11th
In this logarithms and exponential equations worksheet, 11th graders solve and complete 6 different problems. First, they define logarithms as equations where the variables appear as exponents. Then, students solve for each variable and...
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Solving Exponential Equations

For Students 9th
In this exponential equations worksheet, 9th graders solve 10 different problems that lack a common base and include various exponential equations. First, they write the equations with comparable exponential expressions on either side of...
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Solving Exponential Equations

For Students 9th
In this exponential equations worksheet, 9th graders solve 10 different problems related to solving exponential equations. They convert one side of the equations to the other side to another base so that the powers can be set to equal...
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Extra Practice 49: Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

For Teachers 10th - 12th
For this equation worksheet, students solve both exponential and logarithmic equations. Three examples are given at the beginning of the worksheet. Students solve 32 problems on this two-page worksheet.