This StudyCards™ set is a teaching activity that uses real-world contexts to assist students in understanding the concepts of maximum, minimum, increasing, and decreasing. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, Ch. 2.2.
Before the Activity
Download the attached StudyCards™ file to students' calculators.
During the Activity
Use this StudyCards™ set to understand real-world contexts of the concepts of maximum, minimum, increasing, and decreasing.
After the Activity
Review student results
As a class, discuss questions that appeared to be more challenging
Re-teach concepts as necessary