Performance

Animal Decline

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Where did they all go? Small groups collect data on different animal species that are on a decline. Teams develop equations to model the populations over time and then create presentations about the decline of their animals. Classmates then build quizzes using their collected data and swap the quizzes with others to take.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
animal populations, exponential decay, data collection, data analysis, domain, range, parent functions, scatter plots
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Additional Tags
math
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Instructional Ideas
  • Update the questions to ask for predictions in future years
Classroom Considerations
  • Individuals should be comfortable finding a curve of best fit
  • Requires the class to be familiar with the shape of parent functions
Pros
  • Includes a rubric to score the projects consistently
  • Provides an example of a benchmark to share with the class
Cons
  • None