Gather data
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A lesson plan for grades 9–12 Mathematics
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To test their conjectures, students gather data using one of three different methods: using a simulated online dive; covering a tank with plexiglass to simulate ocean water; or, incrementally filling a column with water to simulate increasing depth. Illuminations provides links to necessary web resources, a packet of handouts, and detailed instructions for completing the tasks.
Students will:
- Explore exponential models in context.
NCTM Standards and Expectations:
- Use symbolic expressions, including iterative and recursive forms, to represent relationships arising from various contexts.
- Identify essential quantitative relationships in a situation and determine the class or classes of functions that might model the relationships.
- Draw reasonable conclusions about a situation being modeled.
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