Teaching Exponential Growth and Decay
https://serc.carleton.edu/quantskills/methods/quantlit/expGandD.html


In-class activity helping students understand half-life and exponential growth and decay using coins or M&Ms. Slightly more challenging than activities dealing strictly with exponential growth.

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Subject: Mathematics
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources, Activities:Classroom Activity
Special Interest: Quantitative
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Quantitative Skills: Logarithms/Exponential Functions:Exponential Growth and Decay, Models and Modeling