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Skeeters Are Overrunning the World Lesson PlanSkeeters Are Overrunning the World Lesson Plan
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Annenberg Foundation
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Grade
8th - 10th
Subjects
Math
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Duration
2 hrs
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Skeeters Are Overrunning the World

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Skeeters are used to model linear and exponential population growth in a wonderfully organized lesson plan including teachers' and students' notes, an assignment, graphs, tables, and equations. Filled with constant deep-reaching questions and diagrams, this resource is a great cooperative learning, higher-order thinking, collaborative experience. Your algebra learners will analyze given data and their own experimental data to create graphs, write equations, create tables, and make predictions based on their models.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

data analysis, graphs, exponential functions

Additional Tags

exponential and linear growth, exponential functions, graph and chart information, graph analysis, simuation, math

Pros

  • Very well organized and complete with all the resources you will need aside from a graphing calculator
  • Promotes higher-order thinking

Cons

  • Depending on the amount of time you have available, you may or may not want to do every activity

Common Core

HSA-CED.A.2 HSA-CED.A.3 HSA-CED.A.4 MP2 MP4 MP5 MP7 MP8

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