Our Modeling Tasks

Where should we open a fast food business?

Middle or high school atomistic modeling task

Created by: Geena Taite, Amanda Provost, Frank Forte, Youngjun Kim, and Andre Perkoski

How many people will see the ad each day for the first week?

High school task involving exponential functions

Inspired by: "Viral Marketing" task

Adapted by: Geena Taite, Amanda Provost, Frank Forte, Youngjun Kim, Andre Perkoski, and Cameron Farid

How can you help your class advisor maximize profit for the school fundraiser?

High school task involving quadratics

Inspired by: "Selling Muffins" task

Adapted by: Geena Taite, Amanda Provost, Frank Forte, Youngjun Kim, and Andre Perkoski

How can you design a layout for shelves that will be accessible, meet the needs of the business, and fit an appropriate amount of yogurt cups?

High school task involving linear functions

Created by: Geena Taite, Brielle Mulvihill, Taylor Elliott, Carly Bedoe, and Julia Bemke

Which radioactive substance(s) released at the Chernobyl disaster have had the greatest impact?

High school task involving exponential functions

Created by: Geena Taite & Helene Leonard

Which element used to make smartphones will become problematic first?

High school task involving linear, quadratic, and exponential functions

Created by: Amanda Provost & Amy Daniel