Lesson Plan 2: Skeeter Populations and Exponential Growth
Overview:
In this lesson, students will learn to model situations mathematically. Specifically, students will perform investigations on the growth of populations and use exponential functions to represent that growth.
Time Allotment:
Two 50-minute class periods
Subject Matter:
Exponential Growth and Mathematical Modeling
Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to:
Model the growth of a fictional population using linear or exponential functions.
Standards: Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), 2000:
