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Why Stay with Whole Numbers?

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Domain can be a tricky topic, especially when you relate it to context, but here is a instructional activity that provides concrete examples of discrete situations and those that are continuous. It also addresses where the input values should begin and end. It is the eighth resource in a 26-part series.

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CCSS: Designed
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Instructional Ideas
  • Use to teach the concept of domain in context while incorporating discrete and continuous functions
  • Have class members graph each problem set to provide a visual model of the input-output relationship
Classroom Considerations
  • Learners should have knowledge of writing a formula for a sequence
Pros
  • Examples are simple yet effective in communicating the effect context can have on domain
  • All handouts, keys, and teacher guides are included
Cons
  • None