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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploding Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss how numbers increase when exponential growth is occurring. They view a video and compare exponential and linear growth with a graphing calculator.
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Activity
Mathematics Archives

Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Exponential Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Good site about exponential functions. The site has information on significance, notation, rules, graphs, etc.
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Interactive
Mathematics Archives

Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Families of Exponential Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site shows a visualization of families of exponential functions.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Sample Test

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A practice test on exponents and logarithms, covering the basics and going through solving exponential and logarithmic equations.
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Lesson Plan
University of South Florida

Fcat: Get a Half Life!: Teacher Notes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use M&M's and a graphing calculator to collect and graph data. This activity helps them to understand exponential functions and the concept of half-life.
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Handout
Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions / Population

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A set of examples and exercises that cover how to solve population problems by using exponents and logarithms.
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Activity
University of Vienna (Austria)

Math Online: Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This interactive site uses applets to show sample graphs of each simple power function, a function plotter, graph puzzles, and more. Great site.
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Activity
Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson provides basic instruction on the major concepts in algebra. Content includes a focus on fractions, units of conversion, complex numbers, quadratic equations, factorization and roots of polynomials, solving equations, systems...
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Unit Plan
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble

Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Exponential Functions and Models

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The resource investigates exponential functions and models. Students learn about the concepts through notes and examples. A chapter quiz, review exercises, and chapter summary are included.
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Graphic
William Mueller

William Mueller: Families of Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Meet the Function Family! Each member of the family has examples of their graphs and descriptions of the types of real-world situation that produce those graphs.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Explore Graphs and Factors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students use a graphing calculator to explore the relationship between the linear factors of a quadratic function and its zeros. They learn that the x-intercepts and axis of symmetry of a quadratic function can be determined from its...
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University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The University of Saskatchewan's Department of Mathematics and Statistics provides high school students with online tutorials and exercises on what they deem some of the most important topics in exponential and logarithmic functions....
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Website
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Emr: Exercises in Math Readiness

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Saskatchewan offers this resource for the review of mathematical concepts that students need to enter university level math courses. Topics include mental arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, exponential and...
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Lesson Plan
Student Achievement Partners

Student Achievement Partners: Penny Circle Task [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will explpre models and understand the difference between quadratic, exponential, and linear models in this instructional activity.
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Walk the Line: A Module on Linear Functions

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
This module leads students through the process of graphing data and finding a line of best fit while exploring the characteristics of linear equations in algebraic and graphic formats. Then, these topics are connected to real-world...
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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Exponential Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
Nineteen problems present a variety of problems working with various aspects of exponential functions. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the...
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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Exponential Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Hotmath provides 21 practice problems relating to exponential an logarithmic functions. Each of the practice problems include a step-by-step guide for solving their function.
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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Real Exponents and Exponential Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
Forty problems present a variety of practice using real exponents and working with exponential functions. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the...
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Activity
Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson explains what exponential and logarithmic functions are. Includes graphs and links to more information.
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Unit Plan
University of Guelph

University of Guelph: Physics Tutorials: Graphing Exponential Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a tutorial site explaining different types of graphs of exponential functions.
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Handout
Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Exponential Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that introduces exponential functions and their properties.
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Algebra 1: Semester Ii: Exponentials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module through which students learn about exponentials including exponential functions, growth and decay, and geometric sequences.
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Handout
Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Applications

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides examples of applications of exponential functions involving compound interest and exponential growth and decay, and an example of an application of a logarithm involving earthquake intensity.
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Unit Plan
Cuemath

Cuemath: Exponential Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, discover the meaning of exponential functions, rules, and graphs along with some solved examples and a few practice questions to test your understanding.