Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discovering Growth Patterns

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explain the differences between linear (arithmetic) and exponential (geometric) growth. They use worksheets imbedded in this lesson to help them make predicitions and graph data points.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Activities: Numb3 Rs: Growing Geometrically

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduced students to the concept of geometric growth and geometric series/sequences. Students explore some real-life examples of geometric growth, such as chain letters, bank...