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Graphing Geometric Sequences Foldable

I created this graphing geometric sequences foldable to wrap up our sequences unit in Algebra 1.

After working with finding rules and terms, I decided I still needed my students to wrap their minds around how the graph of a geometric sequence differed from the graphs we had previously made for arithmetic sequences.

Graphing Geometric Sequences Foldable

After graphing the sequences, we discovered that geometric sequences form exponential functions.

Graphing Geometric Sequences Foldable

In 2017-2018, one of the big things I emphasized in Algebra 1 was whether our graphs should be discrete or continuous. In the past, when we did these notes, I would draw in the curve to emphasize that geometric sequences form an exponential relationship when graphed.

I realized that because the sequence only includes discrete values that we shouldn’t connect the dots. This was hard for me. I feel like it’s much harder to see the exponential relationship without the line, but it led to a great conversation in class when a student asked if we could connect the dots.