Algebra One Unit 7 Exponential Functions

Now we get into the fun stuff!  Applications....

I like to start off by considering a new type of function. A fun way to do this is with a skittles lab (or M&Ms) which I'll detail in my next blog post.

From there we define in a general way exponential functions and then compare linear and exponential functions. We look at the difference between growth & decay. Then we explore additional applications by looking at Half Life, Compounding Interest and Logistic Functions. Also we do some regression analysis of exponential data.

I'm not going to go into a lot of detail on these now as my student teacher covered these topics in 2014-2015 school year. But I will do an update in spring 2016 after I teach it and tweak all my ISN inserts.

For now, here are the inserts my wonderful student teacher used.

 Regression Analysis pages:

first a reminder of how to use the graphing calculator

 then an example:

 Other Applications:

Space was limited in this foldable so next year I'm thinking of creating two two page foldables for these four topics.

Here are the ISN masters for these topics.

Here are some worksheets and lesson materials I used for these topics.