Light Intensity

Study the relationship between light intensity and distance based.

Subject: Algebra
Topics:
- Coordinate Systems
- Patterns, Relations and Functions
Grades: 6 - 12
Knowledge and Skills:
- Can plot a point in a two-dimensional coordinate system, given the coordinates, or determine the coordinates of a given point
- Can extrapolate a graph when a pattern exists

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