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Exponential Growth and Decay

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students solve word problems. They identify the graph as exponential growth or decay. There are 7 questions with an answer key.
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Carbon 14 Dating, Variation 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your archaeologists begin this task with a table of values to estimate the time passed based on the half-life of Carbon 14 remaining in a plant. They then move on to find when a specific amount of Carbon 14 is present in the same plant,...
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Basketball Rebounds

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your young basketball players will build a table and develop a general formula for a decaying exponential scenario involving the rebound distance of a bouncing ball. Using a CBR and graphing calculator can make this even more hands-on...
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PBL Pathways

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...
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Discovery Education

Submarines and Aircraft Carriers: The Science of Nuclear Power

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
As physics masters view this presentation, they learn how nuclear power is used in submarines. They use Google Maps to plot a course through the ocean and calculate the time required for surfacing and traveling. They learn about fission,...
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Forms of Exponential Expressions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your young physicists analyze the forms of four equivalent exponential expressions representing an amount of a radioactive material in a substance. They show how each expression is equivalent to the others and what aspects of the decay...
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Get a Half Life!

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use M&M's to experiment with data. They use a graphing calculator to determine the best equation for their data; linear, quadratic or exponential. They analyze the data to find the half-life of their M&M's.
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Infestation to Extermination

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students solve problems with exponential growth and decay. In this calculus lesson, students relate exponential functions to infestation and extermination. They take the derivative to find their answer.
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Properties of Exponential Functions

For Students 10th - 11th
For this algebra worksheet, students graph exponential equations and use the formula to translate the graph on a coordinate plane. There are 3 word problems.
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Himalayan Herds: Fractional Exponential Growth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students solve problems by identifying exponential growth and decay and differentiating between patterns, relation and functions. In this algebra lesson, students apply concepts of exponential growth to solve problems.
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Graphs involving Exponential Functions

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, learners graph exponential functions and analyze it for growth and decay. There are 9 problems with an answer key.
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Penny Toss - Exponential Growth and Decay

For Students 9th - 10th
In this penny toss worksheet, students collect statistical data by tossing pennies and then create a scatter plot of the data. They use formulas for exponential growth and decay and then plot the function. This two-page document...
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Radford University

Population Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How fast does it grow? Scholars work on two tasks dealing with exponential growth, one on population growth and the second on investments. Learners research a country's population over the past century and make predictions of the current...
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Howard County Schools

Discounting Tickets

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
A boss who can't do math? Oh, no! Young entrepreneurs use linear and exponential models to determine which discount will yield the most profit on ticket sales.
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Mathematics Vision Project

Quadratic Functions

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Inquiry-based learning and investigations form the basis of a deep understanding of quadratic functions in a very thorough unit plan.  Learners develop recursive and closed methods for representing real-life situations,...
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Lab Sheet: Exponential Growth and Decay

For Students 8th - 9th
In this exponential worksheet, students gather information from an experiment and plot the data in a scatter plot. Using given formulas, they plot an equation of a line and then compare the graphs. Students observe exponential growth...
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Algebra II Review: Exponential Functions and Logarithms

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Algebra II review:  exponential functions and logarithms worksheet, students solve 19 problems, including making graphs, simplifying and evaluating.
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Integrated Algebra Practice: Exponential Growth

For Students 9th - 12th
In this exponential growth instructional activity, 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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Leap Into Exponential Functions

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Studens identify the properties of exponents. In this algebra lesson plan, students grapha nd solve equaitons of exponential functions. They add, subtract, multiply and divide using exponents.
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Graphing at all Levels: It's a Beautiful Thing!

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Mixing math and art is done in this activity by applying graphing knowledge to create a unique piece of art. This activity varies acording to the graphing knowledge of the artist. First, learners identify and review various types of...
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Algebra 1 Unit 8 Review

For Students 9th - 12th
In this math worksheet, students practice the techniques associated with algebra 1. This 5-page worksheet has many different types of problems for the students to solve.
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Rhinos and M&M's

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze patterns of exponential models by collecting data in paper folding and M&M investigations. They use graphing calculators to create scatter plots that lead to equations for the exponential models. They then...
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Carbon 14 Dating in Practice II

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
  Your archaeologists combine proportional reasoning with exponential functions in a real-life task centered on Carbon 14 dating.          
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Carbon 14 Dating

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Evaluating and analyzing exponential functions will help your archaeologists find the amount of Carbon 14 remaining in a plant in this real-life task centered on carbon dating. Learners will also be introduced to the concept of half-life.

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