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West Contra Costa Unified School District

Writing Exponential Functions Based on Data

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Give your class a concrete example of exponential growth and decay using this hands-on activity. These Algebra II lessons allow for the exploration of exponential growth and decay models, as well as the discovery of the patterns of...
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Exponential Decay Functions

For Students 7th - 8th
In this exponential functions worksheet, 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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Virginia Department of Education

Exponential Modeling

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Investigate exponential growth and decay. A set of six activities has pupils collecting and researching data in a variety of situations involving exponential relationships. They model these situations with exponential functions and solve...
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Chapter 8 Review: Exponential Growth

For Students 10th - 12th
In this exponential growth worksheet, students find the exponential growth and exponential decay of given situations. They simplify problems with exponents and evaluate logarithms. This four-page worksheet contains 23 multi-step problems.
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Exploring Exponential Models

For Students 11th Standards
Explore the difference between exponential growth and decay with this worksheet. Use tables, graphs, and algebraic methods to gain insight. The notion of an asymptote is also introduced. 
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Making Money and Spreading the Flu!

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Paper folding, flu spreading in a school, bacteria growth, and continuously compounded interest all provide excellent models to study exponential functions. This is a comprehensive resource that looks at many different aspects of...
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Algebra 1: Unit 5 Review

For Students 6th
In this problem solving worksheet, 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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National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

Nuclear Popcorn

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Make your lesson on radioactive decay pop with this lab exercise. Using popcorn kernels spread over a tabletop, participants pick up all of those that point toward the back of the room, that is, those that represent decayed atoms. As the...
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Properties of Exponential Functions

For Students 10th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, learners graph exponential equations and use the formula to translate the graph on a coordinate plane. There are 3 word problems.
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Graphs involving Exponential Functions

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students 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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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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Curated OER

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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Graphing Functions

For Students 9th - 12th
For this graphing functions worksheet, students write functions in logarithmic and exponential forms.  They evaluate logarithms and determine the inverse of a function.  Students graph functions.  This six-page worksheet...