"Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale ..." Gilligan's Island is a classic that spans generations and offers a problem-solving opportunity for scholars. Take a project-based learning approach to examine the population of the island. Individuals use an exponential growth model to describe the potential population of the island following typical trends.

Concepts

math modeling, exponential growth, intersection

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• After the lesson, research the population and growth rate of your city and complete the same analysis
• Incorporate as a performance task assessment

Classroom Considerations

• Requires graphing calculators to analyze the function

Pros

• Includes a detailed solution guide and calculator instructions
• Provides background on Gilligan's Island for those not familiar

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSF-LE.A.2 HSF-LE.B.5