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Mathemafish Population

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It's shark week! In this problem, young mathematically minded marine biologists need to study the fish population by analyzing data over time. The emphasis is on understanding the average rate of change of the population and drawing conclusions about the behavior of the function.It is a great lesson that foreshadows concepts of rate of change and tangent lines to a specific point on a curve that will be explored in future years. 

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Resource Details
Grade
8th - 11th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Types
Activities & Projects
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Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategies
Inquiry-Based Learning
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Common Core