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Curated OER

Exponential Growth

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study exponential functions. In this exponential growth activity, students conduct a simulation in which a population grows at random but predictable rate. Students compare and contrast linear and exponential functions. Students...
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Exponential Growth Introduced

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study exponential growth in problems using chess boards and grains of rice. For this exponential growth lesson, students watch a video about a chess wager and complete an exponential growth worksheet. Students then complete a...
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Curated OER

Scientific Notation III: Linear vs Exponential

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners after investigating examples of exponential growth students have an intuitive feel for the concept of exponential growth of a system.
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Curated OER

Twenty-Nine Various Exponential Function Problems

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this exponential growth and decay worksheet, students identify equations as growth or decay, find balance in an account, find half-life, identify interest rate, identify the initial amount, and identify the growth factor. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Algebra 1: Unit 5 Review

For Students 6th
In this problem solving learning exercise, 6th graders determine if 4 functions are exponential growth or decay, sketch 4 graphs and compare 2 sets of functions. Students write the rule, linear or exponential, for 4 tables.
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Curated OER

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of exponential growth.  For this exponential growth lesson, students manipulate power models with base 2.  High schoolers discuss what would happen if you doubled a penny over the course of 20 days. ...
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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 lesson by applying graphing knowledge to create a unique piece of art. This lesson varies acording to the graphing knowledge of the artist. First, learners identify and review various types of graphing...
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Exponential Functions f(x) = abx

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students define exponential functions and graph the equation. In this algebra instructional activity, students discuss exponential growth and decay as they graph their functions. They differentiate between the base of growth and decay.
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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, then apply these...
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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.
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Video on Exponential Growth

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students watch a video on exponential growth and discuss the different graphs. In this calculus lesson, students analyze graphs using examples from the fish population, human population and investments. They discuss compounding interest...
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Unit Plan
Radford University

Are You Faster than Bacteria?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Just how fast does bacteria grow? Over the course of three lessons, pupils investigate exponential growth with the use of bacteria growth. During the lesson, bacteria from a cell phone is grown to make a connection to real life. Using...
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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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Exponential Models

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students fit a constant growth rate exponential model to U.S. population data and use the model to predict future population. They write an equation to determine U.S. population based on constant growth rate model.
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EngageNY

Modeling with Exponential Functions

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
These aren't models made of clay. Young mathematicians model given population data using exponential functions. They consider different models and choose the best one.
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101 Questions

Lunch

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Traditional lamian, a noodle originating from China, is hand shaped by twisting, stretching, and folding the dough into strands. Scholars observe the technique before determining the length of the final noodle. They use exponential...
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Mathalicious

Pandemic

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young scientists use exponential growth and logarithms to model how a virus spreads through a population. Pupils watch a news clip about the 2012 outbreak of Ebola. Scholars then manipulate inactive graphs to see how various factors...
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Howard County Schools

Generous Aunt

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Witness the power of exponential growth with an activity that investigates two different savings plans. Class members create tables of values to see how and when a savings plan increasing exponentially exceeds one increasing linearly.
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EngageNY

Linear and Exponential Models—Comparing Growth Rates

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Does a linear or exponential model fit the data better? Guide your class through an exploration to answer this question. Pupils create an exponential and linear model for a data set and draw conclusions, based on predictions and the...
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EngageNY

Solving Exponential Equations

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Use the resource to teach methods for solving exponential equations. Scholars solve exponential equations using logarithms in the twenty-fifth installment of a 35-part module. Equations of the form ab^(ct) = d and f(x) = g(x) are...
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Curated OER

Exponential Decay Functions

For Students 7th - 8th
In this exponential functions activity, students solve and complete 13 various types of problems. First, they state whether the table represents an exponential function or not and why. Then, students graph each function and identify its...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Pre-calculus Unit 3 Test 2

For Students 10th - 12th
Students will solve exponential function problems, graph exponential functions, find the value of logarithms, determine future value, and compound interest. In this Pre-calculus lesson, students will use the properties of logs to solve...
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Rising Prices

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What will that cost in the future? The scenario provides pupils with a growth as a Consumer Price Index. Learners create functions for a given item to determine future prices and graph them. Class members then compare their functions to...
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Population Dynamics

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Will human population growth always be exponential, or will we find a limiting factor we can't avoid? Young scientists learn about both exponential and logistic growth models in various animal populations. They use case studies to...

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