Percent Increase and Decrease Quiz

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Exponential Functions and Grain of Rice Project

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This is a differentiated activity incorporating exponential functions and "The Grain of Rice Story." As a class, the story is read in play form. Students are assigned parts to read. Then students are broken into groups designated by readiness. Each group is assigned a task based on the story. All tasks require the groups to make a table, graph, and write an equation based on a situation related to the story read. Tasks increase in difficulty from 1 through 4. Groups must make a poster displaying

8th - 12th

Algebra, Algebra 2, PreCalculus

Drop It Like It’s Math The Barbie Bungee Challenge

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Mathematical Discourse

In this hands-on, real-world math activity, students take on the role of entrepreneurs creating a proposal for their own bungee jump company. Working in teams, they brainstorm a company name and business goals, then experiment by dropping a Barbie doll with increasing numbers of rubber bands to simulate a bungee jump. Students collect and analyze data, calculate averages, create scatterplots, and use technology to generate a line of best fit. Using linear regression, they make predictions to

8th - 12th

Algebra, Algebra 2, Statistics