Jurassic Exponentials
F-LE- 2: Constructing Exponential Functions
COULD JURASSIC PARK REALLY EXIST?
HOOK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJlmYh27MHg&edufilter=0NsmCsBD3UGorqyU6yfFOg
Investigation:
Half-life Experiment
PURPOSE:
To simulate radioactive decay and half-life.
Closure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRTBhGGEk8g&edufilter=0NsmCsBD3UGorqyU6yfFOg
21st Century Skills
Environmental Literacy
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication & Collaboration
Media Literacy
Initiative & Self Direction
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication & Collaboration
Media Literacy
Initiative & Self Direction
TEACHER'S ROLE:
Facilitating Collaboration
Asking Probing Questions
Purposefully Redirecting
Asking Probing Questions
Purposefully Redirecting
STUDENT'S ROLE:
Investigate exponential decay through modeling activity
Record and interpret data in a table
Determine behavior of data on scatter plot
Generate exponential function
Make predictions based on function
Record and interpret data in a table
Determine behavior of data on scatter plot
Generate exponential function
Make predictions based on function
Math Practices
Make Sense of Problems and Persevere in Solving Them
Reason Abstractly and Quantitatively
Model with Mathematics
Reason Abstractly and Quantitatively
Model with Mathematics