Grid Learning System (GLS) - Puzzle Based Mathematical Reasoning
Exponential & Logarithmic
Functions Challenge
A Puzzle- Based Practice System for Growth, Decay, Inverse Functions,
Logarithms & Mathematical Reasoning
Algebra 2 - Pre-calculus
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
▸ Recognize and define core exponential vocabulary, including base, growth, decay, and
half-life.
▸ Explain how corresponding exponential and logarithmic functions are inverse functions
of one another.
▸ Define vocabulary related to function behavior and logarithm properties, including
asymptote, product rule, and quotient rule.
▸ Classify an equation as representing exponential growth, exponential decay, or
logarithmic form.
▸ Use elimination reasoning to determine unknown exponential and logarithmic function
assignments from indirect clues.
▸ Apply an exponential growth model to calculate population values over time, and
correctly sequence the steps for solving a logarithmic equation.
▸ Evaluate exponential and logarithmic expressions at a given input value.
HOW TO PLAY - YOUR PUZZLE JOURNEY
This resource takes you through seven learning puzzles built around the same topic, each
one built around a different way of thinking - recognizing, connecting, retrieving,
distinguishing, deducing, organizing, and applying - plus a dedicated Bonus Challenge
Page with three tiered challenges, and a Player Progress Tracker to reflect on your journey
at the end.
Every puzzle also includes its own Concept Check. Every answer is collected together
near the end so you (or a parent or teacher) can check the work.
1 WORD SEARCH - Recognize: Find every key term hidden in the grid.
2 CONCEPT MAP - Connect: Fill in how key terms relate to one another.
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3 CROSSWORD - Retrieve: Use the clues to spell out each key term correctly.
4 SORT & CLASSIFY - Distinguish: Place each item into its correct category.
5 LOGIC GRID - Deduce: Use the clues to match each entity correctly.
SEQUENCE & PATTERN - Organize: Fill in several missing items, then
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reorder a scrambled sequence, and explain the rule.
CODEBREAKER - Apply: Use the Code Key to answer each question and
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reveal the hidden message.
BONUS CHALLENGE PAGE - Transfer: Complete three tiered challenges of
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increasing depth.
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EXPONENTIAL VOCABULARY UNLOCK - PUZZLE
1 OF 7: WORD SEARCH
Puzzle Focus: This warm-up reinforces the core vocabulary of exponential functions -
base, growth, decay, and more - before you apply these ideas in the puzzles ahead. Find
every item from the bank below - it may run across, down, or diagonally.
P G N X O S O Y Y G M Z P
M P L Q I S H V Z A H E N
G U H A E X R D H Y C T P
D N L A I F Y B P O W E R
R Y I T L T H T W O R G D
T Z F L I F I V C I G M E
E G E A B P L N S N Y Z X
A R A T E U L I I Y Y P P
U H G W T B O I F A O Z O
B I U Y E O B D E E J G N
L Y E S O V J Q J R T Q E
W R A F J O H M I N W N N
E B I V W X D S O A V Y T
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Exponential & Logarithmic
Functions Challenge
A Puzzle- Based Practice System for Growth, Decay, Inverse Functions,
Logarithms & Mathematical Reasoning
Algebra 2 - Pre-calculus
Page 1 Protymera
, Grid Learning System (GLS) - Puzzle Based Mathematical Reasoning
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
▸ Recognize and define core exponential vocabulary, including base, growth, decay, and
half-life.
▸ Explain how corresponding exponential and logarithmic functions are inverse functions
of one another.
▸ Define vocabulary related to function behavior and logarithm properties, including
asymptote, product rule, and quotient rule.
▸ Classify an equation as representing exponential growth, exponential decay, or
logarithmic form.
▸ Use elimination reasoning to determine unknown exponential and logarithmic function
assignments from indirect clues.
▸ Apply an exponential growth model to calculate population values over time, and
correctly sequence the steps for solving a logarithmic equation.
▸ Evaluate exponential and logarithmic expressions at a given input value.
HOW TO PLAY - YOUR PUZZLE JOURNEY
This resource takes you through seven learning puzzles built around the same topic, each
one built around a different way of thinking - recognizing, connecting, retrieving,
distinguishing, deducing, organizing, and applying - plus a dedicated Bonus Challenge
Page with three tiered challenges, and a Player Progress Tracker to reflect on your journey
at the end.
Every puzzle also includes its own Concept Check. Every answer is collected together
near the end so you (or a parent or teacher) can check the work.
1 WORD SEARCH - Recognize: Find every key term hidden in the grid.
2 CONCEPT MAP - Connect: Fill in how key terms relate to one another.
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3 CROSSWORD - Retrieve: Use the clues to spell out each key term correctly.
4 SORT & CLASSIFY - Distinguish: Place each item into its correct category.
5 LOGIC GRID - Deduce: Use the clues to match each entity correctly.
SEQUENCE & PATTERN - Organize: Fill in several missing items, then
6
reorder a scrambled sequence, and explain the rule.
CODEBREAKER - Apply: Use the Code Key to answer each question and
7
reveal the hidden message.
BONUS CHALLENGE PAGE - Transfer: Complete three tiered challenges of
8
increasing depth.
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EXPONENTIAL VOCABULARY UNLOCK - PUZZLE
1 OF 7: WORD SEARCH
Puzzle Focus: This warm-up reinforces the core vocabulary of exponential functions -
base, growth, decay, and more - before you apply these ideas in the puzzles ahead. Find
every item from the bank below - it may run across, down, or diagonally.
P G N X O S O Y Y G M Z P
M P L Q I S H V Z A H E N
G U H A E X R D H Y C T P
D N L A I F Y B P O W E R
R Y I T L T H T W O R G D
T Z F L I F I V C I G M E
E G E A B P L N S N Y Z X
A R A T E U L I I Y Y P P
U H G W T B O I F A O Z O
B I U Y E O B D E E J G N
L Y E S O V J Q J R T Q E
W R A F J O H M I N W N N
E B I V W X D S O A V Y T
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