Integrated Math III · Week 17 · Exponential, Logarithmic, and Inverse Functions
Logarithms: How Long Until?
Solving for time with logs; how long until a goal is reached.
- Students will
- Students use logarithms to solve exponential equations for time and find how long until a goal is reached.
- SEL skill
- Break a long goal into steps and keep going with a plan
- What it looks like
- Students practice perseverance by breaking a long goal into a measurable number of steps.
- Content focus
- Solving exponential equations with logarithms
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-management
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What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- F-LE.4: High School Functions: Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Models, standard 4
- Standard for Mathematical Practice: MP4 Model with mathematics
- CA Mathematics Framework (2023): Exploring Changing Quantities
- Traditional course: Algebra II
Fits these textbook chapters
- CCSS Integrated Pathway Mathematics III, Unit 4A: Mathematical Modeling of Inverse, Logarithmic, and Trigonometric Functions
- Carnegie Learning Integrated Math III, Module 3: Inverting Functions
- CPM Core Connections Integrated III, Chapter 3: Solving and Inequalities
- CPM Core Connections Integrated III, Chapter 5: Inverses and Logarithms
- CPM Core Connections Integrated III, Chapter 7: Logarithms and Triangles
- Savvas enVision Integrated Mathematics III, Topic 5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
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More self-management activities for Integrated Math III
- Dividing It Up Self-managementPolynomial division and the remainder theorem with a stuck plan.
- Zeros and Turning Points Self-managementGraphing polynomials; turning points in a semester.
- Rational Expressions Self-managementOperations with rational expressions, step by step.
- Cycles and Seasons Self-managementModeling cycles like daylight hours and mood with sine curves.
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