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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fertilizers, Pesticides and Health

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students 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. Students define the use...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is Log?

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

Introduction to e

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

New Functions From Old, Part 1

For Students Higher Ed
In this function instructional activity, 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...
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...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Differential Equations and Population Growth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars 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...
Lesson Plan
Chymist

Visualizing pH

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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...
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.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Common and Natural Logarithms and Solving Equations

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students continue an examination of logarithms in the Research and Revise stage by studying two types of logarithms--common logarithms and natural logarithm. In this study, they take notes about the two special types of logarithms, why...
Activity
Other

Humboldt State University: Natural Logarithm

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Wonderful natural logarithm site from the Humboldt State University with example problems.
Activity
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina Wilmington: Logarithmic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines logarithmic functions, offers interactive graphs of exponential equations, and explains natural logarithms.
Activity
Other

Numbers, Constants, and Computation: The Logarithm Constant : Log(2)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site explains The logarithm constant : log(2). It is a very comprehensive site.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Approximate Solutions: Differential Equations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The base of the natural logarithm function, is called Euler's number, in honor of Leonhard Euler, a great Swiss mathematician. (Continued. See "before the activity.")
Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Exponential Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Hotmath provides 21 practice problems relating to exponential an logarithmic functions. Each of the practice problems include a step-by-step guide for solving their function.
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Bone Mineral Density and Logarithms

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine an image produced by a cabinet x-ray system to determine if it is a quality bone mineral density image. Students write in their journals about what they need to know to be able to make this judgment. Students learn about...
Activity
University of California

University of California: Integrals and the Natural Log

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site explains the natural log and its integral. Includes examples.
Handout
University of Virginia

U of Virgina: The Number E and the Exponential Function

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides an explaination of the number e with equations and examples.
Unit Plan
Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Exponential Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use your knowledge of logarithmic properties in order to solve "exponential equations where x is in the exponent, but the bases do not match." This tutorial offers simple examples and practice exercises for you to complete and check.