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Applications of Exponential Functions
In this algebra worksheet, students solve word problems involving money. They calculate the interest earned over a period of time given the formula. There are 28 questions.
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Water Management
Students investigate the plan of a community water management plan. They are given the roles of community members who are involved in a meeting to discuss the development of a plan to conserve water and preserve resources of water.
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Fracture Fundamentals: A Cheesy Analog
Young scholars make small cuts (fracture nuclei) in processed cheese food and then apply stresses perpendicular or parallel to the cuts to see how fractures grow. They make predictions before each experiment and explain their results to...
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The Night Tree
Second graders explore the book, Night Tree, by Eve Bunting. They read and discuss the story, identify what the tree did for the animals, create a food chain for animals to hang on a tree, and decorate a tree at school.
Curated OER
Phrasal Verb Gap Fill Worksheet E-G
In this ESL phrasal verb activity, students read 14 sentences that have missing verbs. From the word bank, students select the phrasal verb that will best complete each sentence.
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Eat Right, Stay Fit
Young scholars examine what a healthful diet is, and examine their own eating habits to see if they are getting the right foods to stay healthy. In this eating right lesson students keep track of what they eat for several days and...
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Calculus
Young scholars make an inquiry with the aid of technology into the concept of functions. The emphasis of the lesson plan is on the interplay between the geometric and analytic information.
PBS
Pbs: Linear and Exponential Growth
Explore the fast-paced nature of exponential growth. This interactive exercise focuses on introducing exponents, providing the opportunity to practice solving exponential problems, and comparing graphs of linear and exponential growth...
Other
Exponential Growth Functions [Pdf]
This is a chapter from an Algebra textbook. It looks at exponential growth functions - graphing and analyzing them, predicting transformations, graphing and writing equations for combined transformations, and modeling with exponential...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Puppy Proportions: Growth Spurts & Weight Gain in a Dog
Puppies prove to be a fun and useful aid in this adorable experiment! By having access to, and measuring a puppy's body dimensions over a period of weeks or months, you can discover if segments of canine anatomy develop at different...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Malthusian Population Growth and Population Pyramids
Read this passage and study the graphics to answer the five-question quiz that follows.
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Khan Academy: Linear vs. Exponential Growth: From Data
Given a table with values of two quantities over time, determine whether the quantities form grow linearly or exponentially.
The World Bank
World Bank Group: Gnp Per Capita
The World Bank Group offers an educational overview of GNP per capita. Content includes a map, charts, data, photos, cases, research, and exercises!
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Business Cycles
Practice what you've learned about the business cycle, and how different phases of it relate to GDP and the unemployment rate, in this four-question exercise.
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Khan Academy: Exponential vs. Linear Models
Given a description of a real-world relationship, determine whether that relationship is linear or exponential.