LESSON PLAN TITLE: Population Growth Comparison

DEVELOPMENTAL MATH COURSE: 083

CONCEPT/TOPIC TO TEACH: Exponential growth

STANDARDS ADDRESSED:

a) C-6: Visual representation of concepts

b) C-12: Collection of real data

c) C-10: Connections among a problem situation, its model, and the graphic of the function

d) P-3: Problem solving and multi-step problems

e) P-8: Multiple approaches to problem solving

GENERAL GOAL(S):

a) Students will have the opportunity to solve problems that lend themselves to the use of multiple strategies

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

a) Solve population problem

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

a) Handout: Crossroads in Mathematics: Example 7

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES:

a) Follow instructions on handout

b) Work in small groups

PLAN FOR INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:

a) None

ASSESSMENT BASED ON OBJECTIVES:

a) Grade as one homework assignment

COMMENTS: There are eight different strategies for solving this problem. The instructor should choose strategies appropriate to the students’ level of competence with the graphing calculator and to the comfort level of the instructor.