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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Properties of Logarithmic Functions

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students solve exponential functions. In this algebra lesson, students identify the properties of logarithmic and exponential functions. They graph their functions and solve using change of base formula.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Graphing Functions

For Students 9th - 12th
In 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 contains 20...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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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Unit Plan
Benjamin Franklin High School

Saxon Math: Algebra 2 (Section 9)

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Section 9 of the 12 linked Saxon Math sections introduces the young algebrist to graphing periodic functions, creating graphs from quadratic roots, working with inequalities, and rational equations. Common among all the lessons is the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Logarithmic Functions and Their Graphs

For Students 7th - 9th
In this algebra worksheet, students evaluate, graph and solve logarithmic functions. They rewrite log functions and identify different log properties.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Algebra Skills Sections 23

For Students 9th - 12th
In this algebra skills worksheet, students solve/simplify 20 short answer problems. Students solve/simplify quadratic, absolute value, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and radical equations/expressions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rainbows, Bridges & Weather, Oh My!

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Explore how real-world applications can be parabolic in nature and how to find quadratic functions that best fit data. A number of different examples of modeling parabolas are explored including a student scavenger hunt, the exploration...
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Assessment
EngageNY

Mid-Module Assessment Task - Algebra 2 (Module 3)

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
The 15th installment of a 35-part module is a mid-module assessment task. Covering concepts in the first half of the module, the task acts as a formative assessment, providing you with valuable information on how learners are doing.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fertilizers, Pesticides and Health

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils apply real data to create and calculate algebraic equations. Students create a visual to represent the concentration for one part per million and apply unit analysis to verify measurement computations. Pupils define the use of a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is Log?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young mathematicians differentiate between logs and natural logs in this algebra lesson plan. They solve functions and logarithmic functions. Learners also graph and rewrite the exponential and log functions.
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Lesson Plan
Project Maths

Introduction to e

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
First there was pi and now there's e. A discovery-based instructional activity helps learners find a pattern in compound interest as the compounding period changes. Their investigation results in the discovery of the number e. The...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

New Functions From Old, Part 1

For Students Higher Ed
In this function worksheet, students use various methods to solve functions. They explore the logarithm function, the derivative of an exponential function, and compose a function with a linear equation. This four-page worksheet...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dead Body Math

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students solve the mystery of dead Mr. Potato Head using physics and algebra. They discuss Newton's Law of cooling as it applies to the mystery scenario involving a cooling baked potato as the "victim". They manipulate algebraic...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Differential Equations and Population Growth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students determine the size of the population at a given time. They calculate the time at which the population will be a given number. They observe how the population grows at the rate that is directly proportional to the number of...
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Lesson Plan
Chymist

Visualizing pH

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Why are acids and bases important in our daily lives? Lead the class in answering this question, among others, as they experiment with pH paper and classify where various substances belong on the pH scale. They also taste common acids...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Beat the Heat: Meander Through These Books

For Teachers 7th - 12th
A hazy, daisy, lazy summer reading list for math (and interdisciplinary) learning.