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The Make It Real Learning Linear Functions 1 collection contains 10 real-world math activities that demonstrate everyday applications of mathematics. From Growing Your Own Money to Social Security Concerns, the activities provide learners with valuable life skills in addition to mathematical understanding. Rest assured that each activity integrates real world information not just "realistic" data.

The Polynomial, Power, Logistic, Rational 1 activity bundle focuses on modeling with polynomial, power, logistic, and rational functions. Rules of exponents are also emphasized in two activities.

Polynomial, Power, Logistic, Rational 1 Activity Titles:
- Europe Population: Using Quadratic and Cubic Models
- Female Height and Weight: Using Power Function Models
- Gaining Weight: Using Logistic Function Models
- Growing Your Own Money: Working with Rules of Exponents
- Growing Your Own Money #2: Working with Rules of Exponents
- Make It Real Learning: Working with Function Models
- Michigan Population: Modeling with Cubic Functions
- Retail Market Analysis: Working with Rational Functions
- Social Security Concerns: Using Regression and Rational Functions
- Teen Pregnancy: Investigating Cubic Functions

NCTM Standards Targeted: Number and Operations, Measurement, Data Analysis and Probability

Grade Levels Targeted: 6 - 12, College