Unit+7+~+Exponents

=Unit 7 ~ Exponents=

Exponential Growth lesson part I: (takes a long time to load)
[|Alg_ExponentialGrowthpartI.notebook] Homework: Find and list ten things in the real world that grow exponentially. Explain how you know that the growth is exponential.

Exponential Growth part II
[|Alg_ExponentialGrowthpart2.notebook]

[|Exponential Growth_HW.doc]

Exponential Decay
This is the Radioactive decay investigation out of the discovering Algebra book. I retyped it to fill in some gaps and give a little more direction. You will need the following: [|Teacher InstructionsRadioactiveDecay.doc] [|RadioactiveDecayPaperPlates2.pdf] [|RadioactiveDecayPaperPlates2.doc]
 * One worksheet per pair of students (investigation done in pairs)
 * Paper plate for each pair with a central angle drawn on it that is 30 < x < 90 degrees.
 * Counters...beans! or any other counter
 * Protractor (can be shared by groups)
 * Candy for winning partners

Homework: #1 a and b only, #2, #4, #7, #6 can be used as an extension. [|6.7_WS_DiscoveringAlg.pdf] [|6.7WorksheetAnswers.doc]