For Parents/Family:
Lesson Title 1: Analyzing Linear vs Exponential Growth: Company A and Company B
Linked Online Resource 1: https://www.playfactile.com/jeopardy-game/exponentialfunctionreview/play.
Step by step to play ‘Jeopardy’
Description/Rationale 1:
This interactive game allows students and families to practice identifying linear and exponential growth patterns in a fun and engaging way. The game includes questions that help students distinguish between linear and exponential relationships and recognize how growth changes over time. Families can play together to reinforce the concepts learned in class while encouraging discussion about how growth patterns appear in real-life situations (population, or business growth). This resource supports the lesson goal by strengthening students’ understanding of how to recognize and compare growth patterns outside of the classroom. Last, this will allow parents and students for hands-on visual learning and logical–mathematicals.
Lesson Title 2: Constructing and Interpreting Exponential and Linear Equations.
Linked Online Resource 2: https://wayground.com/join?gc=28500142&source=liveDashboard.
Description/Rationale 2:
This interactive activity allows students and families to practice solving real-world problems involving exponential functions. In the activity, students analyze situations such as bacteria growth, social media likes increasing over time, or the spread of zombies in a movie scenario, and use exponential equations to model the patterns and determine the results. Parents can work with their children to discuss how the numbers change over time and how the equation represents the pattern of growth. This helps reinforce the lesson goal of constructing and interpreting exponential equations and recognizing how growth factors affect change in real-world situations. Practicing these types of problems at home allows students to strengthen their understanding of exponential models while explaining their thinking to a family member.
Lesson Title 3: Modeling Real-World Financial Situations Using Exponential Functions.
Linked Online Resource 3: https://shadysam.com/.
Description/Rationale 3:
This interactive simulation allows students and families to explore how loans and interest rates affect financial decisions. In the activity, users choose different loan options and see how factors such as interest rate, monthly payment, and loan term influence the total amount paid over time. The simulation helps students understand how exponential growth in interest can significantly increase the cost of borrowing money if the loan terms are not carefully considered. Parents and students can explore the activity together and discuss how different loan choices affect long-term costs. This helps reinforce the lesson objective of evaluating financial decisions and understanding how exponential growth applies to real-life financial situations such as loans, credit, and interest.