Module 1
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- Lesson 1: Graph of Piecewise Linear Functions
- Lesson 2: Graphs of Quadratic Functions
- Lesson 3: Graphs of Exponential Functions
- Lesson 4: Analyzing Graphs—Water Usage During a Typical Day at School
- Lesson 5: Two Graphing Stories
- Lesson 6: Lesson 6: Algebraic Expressions The Distributive Property
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Lesson 3: Graph of Exponential Functions
Example 2:
In this activity, students will plot a graph for the following (exponential) graphing story:
Bacteria GrowthThe video shows bacteria doubling everysecond. Later in the video, the narrator says, "Just one bacterium,dividing every 20 minutes…" This video is sped up so that 1 secondcorresponds to 20 minutes. The goal is for students to initially graph thenumber of bacteria versus time in seconds (a graph that corresponds to thetime-lapse video), and later graph the number of bacteria versus time inminutes (a graph that corresponds to how the bacteria grew in real time).