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Drug Filtering

Drug Filtering

This lesson from Illuminations looks at exponential decay. The example of how kidneys filter blood is used. The material asks students to determine the amount of a drug that remains in the body over a period of time. Students will predict behavior by an exponential decay model and graph an exponential set of data. The lesson is appropriate for grades 9-12 and should require 1 class period to complete....

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Keywords:
Drugs, Kidneys, NSDL, Mathematics, Mathematics -- Instructional Issues, Blood, Cells, Exponential Decay, Life Sciences, Human Body, Health and Nutrition, Mathematics -- Algebra, Education, Data Analysis, Algebra, Circulation
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
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Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed
Technical Format:
Website
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Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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