Get a Half-life! As a result of this activity, students learn to model a real-life situation by collecting data from...

Help?
My Notifications
- My Notifications - Change Notification Settings
  You should be logged in to setup custom resource notifications.Click here to login and change the settings and preferences to start receiving notifications about new resources that match your interests.You can receive notifications right here, in email, and through a web widget. Click here to get started now.
  A total of related notifications were found.
  
  Order by:
  
  select
  
  New to old
  Unread then read
  Resource type
  
  No notifications were found.

User Name:	*
Password:	*
Remember Me?	check to save your credentials.

Forgot Password? l Create An Account

You are currently logged in. Click here to logout.

My Resources:
» Create/Submit a Resource
» My Resource Contributions
» My Professional Development Programs

My Settings:
» My Account Homepage
» My Profile Settings
» Change my Password
» Modify My Resource Notifications
» Create/Modify My Resource Widgets

Resource Preview

Enhancement/Differentiation Preview

Original Resource

Collapse All

GENERAL INFORMATION

Title:	Get a Half-life!
Resource ID:	9925
URL:	http://fcit.usf.edu/math/lessons/activities/HalfLifT.htm
Resource Description:	As a result of this activity, students learn to model a real-life situation by collecting data from a few trials, graphing the data, and then drawing a curve of best fit. The student must decide which of the equations best fits his/her data. Sometimes when a student gathers his/her own data, the graph does not make a perfect line or curve.

Instructional Component Type(s):

Worksheet, Problem-Solving Task, Teaching Idea (Primary Type)

Keywords:

Data Collection, Line of Best Fit, Interpret Data, Functions

Intended Audience:

Educators

Suggested Technology:

Graphing Calculators

Resource Collection:

CPALMS

RELATED STANDARDS (3)

» MA.8.S.3.1: Select, organize and construct appropriate data displays, including box and whisker plots, scatter plots, and lines of best fit to convey information and make conjectures about possible relationships.
Cognitive Complexity: Moderate l Date Adopted or Revised: 09/07
Belongs to: BIG IDEA 3

Related Instructional Resources » More Information »

» MA.912.A.3.11: Write an equation of a line that models a data set, and use the equation or the graph to make predictions. Describe the slope of the line in terms of the data, recognizing that the slope is the rate of change.
Cognitive Complexity: High l Date Adopted or Revised: 09/07
Belongs to: Linear Equations and Inequalities

Related Instructional Resources » More Information »

» MA.912.A.8.7: Solve applications of exponential growth and decay.
Cognitive Complexity: High l Date Adopted or Revised: 09/07
Belongs to: Logarithmic and Exponential Functions

Related Instructional Resources » More Information »

RELATED ACCESS POINTS (1)

» MA.8.A.1.In.b:

Identify the relationship between two sets of related data, such as ordered number pairs in a table.

Related Instructional Resources » More Information »

PEDAGOGY

Subject:	NGSSS: Mathematics
Grade Level(s):	8,9,10,11,12

Nature of Instruction:

Confirmation Inquiry (Level 1)

Instructional Time:

1 Hour(s)

SOURCE & ACCESS INFORMATION

Name of Author/Source:	A Mathematics Guide to FCIT
Resource recommended by:	Charlotte Cannizzaro
Web Address of Author/Source:	http://fcit.usf.edu
Is this Resource freely Available?	Yes
Access Privileges:	Public

* Please note that examples of resources are not intended as complete curriculum.

Click here to send us your feedback on this resource »

My Differentiations/Enhancements
You can use this tool to add complimentary or supplementary enhancements or modify the resource for differentiated instruction. Your work can be shared or kept in private. (Login is required)

You can view, edit or delete previous enhancements using the drop down below. Click "Add New" above to create a new enhancement for the original resource above.

My Enhancements:

select

Please fill the following form to create/edit a complimentary or supplementary enhancement to the resource above. You can create as many enhancements as you like. It is good to keep enhancements seperately rather than bundle multiple ones together.

My Notes
You can add personal notes on this page and they will be only visible by you. Click on the "Add/Edit" to get started. (Login is required)

Add / Edit

Accessibility | Copyright Florida Department of Education ©2008-2010 | Privacy Statement | Public Records
Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to
a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.













No notifications were found.