Students will launch the project by independently locating and documenting possible real-world exponential patterns, comparing evidence with peers, and selecting a promising candidate for further investigation.

Students will independently locate and evaluate credible materials for a real-world pattern, refine an investigable question, and create a source-supported plan for testing whether the pattern is linear, exponential, or neither.

Students will analyze self-located real-world data, defend whether it is linear, exponential, or neither, and use the resulting evidence to create and revise a team presentation draft.

Students will present, critique, revise, and submit professional-quality exponential model products during the Math in Motion Showcase.