Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Positive Linear Function Machine
The interactive activity has students explore positive linear functions by looking for patterns in the outputs to determine the function. The activity and teacher resources are included.
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Texas Instruments: Graphing Linear Functions
In this activity, students understand the concepts associated with the graphs of linear functions. They find and plot points, sketch graphs, and calculate gradient and intercepts.
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Texas Instruments: The Family of Linear Functions
Students can use a graphing calculator to explore families of linear functions. This Technology Lab accompanies Lesson 5-9 from the 2007 Holt, Rinehart and Winston textbook.
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Texas Instruments: Writing Linear Functions With Traffic Tickets
Students can use traffic tickets to demonstrate their understanding of writing linear functions.
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Linear Functions, Slope and Regressions
Find activities here for linear functions, slopes and regression lines. Use them for classroom work or individual assignments.
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Desmos: Linear Bundle
A collection of activities where students investigate linear equations. Activities involve an exploration of the lines in a polygraph and the vocabulary needed to describe them accurately; the slope in graphs; lines in different...
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Texas Instruments: Step by Step Activity Data Collection & Analysis
In this activity, students create a situation that produces linear behavior by stepping heel to toe and taking distance readings as each step is taken. Students then apply the properties of a linear function to develop a model for motion.
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Texas Instruments: Linear Pictures in the Activity Center
Students can use their knowledge of linear functions to match real world linear situations. Students will be asked to match equations to linear pictures that are imposed in a coordinate plane.
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Texas Instruments: Behaviors Linear Function
This StudyCard stack teaches and tests on the linear function. Shows connection between the function parameters and the resulting geometric behaviors of the linear function. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, ch. 2.3, 4.1.
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Texas Instruments: Linear Functions Modeled by Data
Students submit their own data that can be modeled by a linear function. Students find the line of best fit, and discuss graphs of linear functions.
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Texas Instruments: Nonlinear Pendulum Problems
In this activity, students explore the nonlinear model for a simple pendulum. They use the calculator to solve higher order differential equations.
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Texas Instruments: Linear Functions Using the Cbl 2
Students will generate data on the CBL 2 to represent a linear function. They will investigate the slope of a direct variation. Then they will use different starting points to represent y intercept.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Linear Function Explorer
A thorough reference guide to linear functions. It provides definitions, examples, and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Linear Function Machine
Students investigate linear relationships. The resource includes the activity and instructor resources.
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Texas Instruments: Mc Dougal Littell Mid. School Math: Graph Non Linear Functions
Students will compare functions by graphing the functions and describing the patterns in the graphs.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Function Machine
Students explore simple linear functions. The resource includes the activity and instructor resources.
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Texas Instruments: Linear Equations and Y Intercepts
These questions measure knowledge and skills: order of operations; solving equations in one variable; graphing linear equations; writing linear expressions and equations; finding the y-intercept of a linear function.
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Texas Instruments: Match the Graph (Linear And/or Absolute Value)
The students will follow instructions on slope and linear functions, with playing match the graph on the TI-Navigator. Several digital pictures are provided, or you could find your own!
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Texas Instruments: Stepping to the Greatest Integer: Greatest Integer Function
In this activity, students' will use a motion detector to collect position data showing evenly-spaced jumps in value. They will then model this data using the greatest integer function.
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Texas Instruments: The World Population: Linear and Exponential Models
The population of the world has grown rapidly over the last century. In this activity, several models for the growth of the world's population will be developed. The validity of each in predicting past, current, and future populations...
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Texas Instruments: The Linear Force Relation for a Rubber Band
In this activity, students' will use a force sensor and a motion detector to study the relationship between the force applied to a rubber band and the distance to which it stretches. They will then model force versus strech data with a...
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Texas Instruments: Synonyms and Function Fictionary Using Ti Navigator
This activity will help students make sense of the idea of equivalence in Algebra. This is a fundamental concept behind simplifying expressions, a core topic in the curriculum. The graphical representation of a function can anchor...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Function Machine
Students investigate very simple functions by trying to guess the algebraic form from inputs and outputs.
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Texas Instruments: Linear Functions: Slope as Rate of Change
Students learn to associate the slope of a straight line with a constant rate of change. They also learn to calculate the rate of change from data points on a line, using the correct units. Students also learn to read from a linear...