Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
Students explore exponential functions by investigating exponential decay. Students should already have an introduction to exponential equations before starting this lesson. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: November 17th, 2023
Exponential Decay
In this lesson, students will relate the distributive property to ordering a combo meal at a fast-food restaurant. Then they will apply this property to simplify algebraic expressions and explain their steps. Read more »
Created by: Brittany VanCleave
Date Updated: October 16th, 2024
Distributive Property
Students will investigate logistic functions as mathematical models of real-world situations, such as zombie outbreaks, and make comparisons with exponential growth models. Students will learn about the properties of the logistic curves and how to graph logistic functions by hand. This lesson can be... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: September 26th, 2024
Logistic Functions
In this lesson, students explore concepts of perimeter, area, surface area, and volume while engaging in hands-on construction of origami boxes. Students collaborate to discover the formulas for volume and surface area. Then students listen to a civil engineer and learn how he uses volume and surface... Read more »
Created by: Cacey Wells
Date Updated: June 7th, 2023
Surface Area and Volume of Rectangular Prisms
This lesson focuses on the properties of real numbers, properties of equality, and inverse operations to help students solve linear equations. The goal is for students to understand the fundamentals of isolating a variable. Students will then be able to solve two-step equations by applying properties... Read more »
Created by: Matthew McDonald
Date Updated: May 18th, 2023
Solving Two-Step Equations
Students will learn how location impacts businesses and markets. Students will also identify the infrastructure, manufacturing, and markets of different businesses: Huffman’s, Braum’s, and Netflix. Read more »
Created by: Tanner Lusher
Date Updated: September 24th, 2024
Importance of Location