Many organizations put on barbecues in order to make money. In a real-world math problem, the money allotted to purchase steak and chicken at this barbecue is only one hundred dollars. It is up to your potential chefs to figure out how...

Your class will be very interested in the results of this activity. How long does it take a MP3 and video game player to charge?  Sam only has an hour and the MP3 player only has 40% of its battery life left. Plus, his video player...

Help learners determine the rate of change for the temperature of sand. They will collect data on the temperature of wet and dry sand over time with a heat lamp overhead. Then make a scatter plot of the data and find a linear model to...

Here is a resource that demonstrates growth and the initial state of an equation. In this case, your class will be looking at baseball collections. How many baseball cards did the collector start out with, and how many were added or...

Students calculate the rate of change. In this algebra lesson, students identify the slope and discuss the different properties of lines as they relate to rate. A discuss doubling time, zero slope and being in two places at once.

In this derivatives worksheet, learners identify the partial derivatives of a function, find the rate of change, and determine the maximum and minimum values of a function. This one-page worksheet contains 6 multi-step problems.

In this Newton's Law of Cooling worksheet, students complete an essay format write up of a convection model. They write the purpose and assumptions of their lab. Students complete three rate of change problems. They describe a model in...

For this rates worksheet, students solve five story (word) problems related to rate and time. In two of the problems students are directed to create a graph of the problem.