Different medications leave the body at different rates, and how people take them determines their effectiveness. Learners investigate this effectiveness by charting the concentration of a given medication in the body. Using exponential equations, they determine just how important it is to follow dosing directions.

Concepts

concentrations, exponential functions, exponential equations, rates

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Differentiate the lesson by providing specific constraints for specific groups to analyze
• Have pupils create posters rather than flyers to hang in the classroom and use them for presentations

Classroom Considerations

• Expects a familiarity with exponential equations

Pros

• Provides sample work to use as a guide
• Includes a teaching guide to help plan for instruction

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSA-CED.A.2