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Explain the Change

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Twelfth graders complete research relating to population changes in counties/states in the U.S. from 1900 to 2000 and use the slope formula to determine the overall change in population for each of the ten decades. They present their findings to the cl

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rate of change, slope

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mathematics, rate of change, slope, math
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Grade
12th
Subjects
Math
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Duration
2 days
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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