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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plugging Into The Best Price

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Examine data and graph solutions on a coordinate plane with this algebra lesson plan. Young problem-solvers identify the effect of the slope on the steepness of the line. They use the TI to graph and analyze linear equations.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chart Your Course

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore change represented in graphs comparing distance and time. They exchange and share their graphs. Students interpret and create distance versus time line-graphs, and write stories based on these graphs. They interpret a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating Linear Equations Using Graphing Calculator

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners investigate linear equations using the Ti-Calculator. In this algebra instructional activity, students graph lines and identify the different quadrants on a coordinate plane. They identify ordered pairs used to plot lines.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Finding the Slope of a Line from a Graph

For Students 7th - 10th
In this slope activity, students determine the slopes of sixteen different graphed lines.  Solutions are provided on pages three and four of this activity.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graphing Inequalities

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students graph linear equations and then find the person in class whose linear equation graph is perpendicular to theirs. In this graphing inequalities lesson plan, students graph their perpendicular slopes and then once their find their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Line of Best Fit

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify the line of best fit. In this statistics lesson, students collect and analyze data. They calculate the regression equations and identify the different types of correlation.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Frequency, Histograms, Bar Graphs

For Students 8th - 11th
In this statistics worksheet, students plot and graph their data, then interpret the data using the correct form of graphs. There are 3 detailed questions with an answer key.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Forces and Graphing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers analyze graphs to determine relationships between variables and rates of change. They determine the basic concepts about static reaction forces. They determine the slope and equation of a line.
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Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Squares and Circles

For Teachers 8th Standards
It's all about lines when going around. Pupils graph the relationship between the length of a side of a square and its perimeter. Class members explain the origin in context of the side length and perimeter. They compare the graph to the...
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Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Granny’s Balloon Trip

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Take flight with a fun activity focused on graphing data on a coordinate plane. As learners study the data for Granny's hot-air balloon trip, including the time of day and the distance of the balloon from the ground, they practice...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Nature of Solutions of a System of Linear Equations

For Teachers 8th Standards
If at first you cannot graph, substitute. The lesson introduces the substitution method as a way to solve linear systems if the point of intersection is hard to determine from a graph. The 28th installment of a 33-part series finishes...
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Lesson Plan
Fredonia State University of New York

Watch Your Step…You May Collide!

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Can two lines intersect at more than one point? Using yarn, create two lines on the floor of the classroom to find out. Cooperative groups work through the process of solving systems of equations using task cards and three different...
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Worksheet
Kuta Software

One-Step Inequalities

For Students 6th - 8th
Here's a simple worksheet on solving and graphing inequalities for your algebra class. Learners solve 24 questions, graphing each on a number line. Numbers include fractions, integers, and negative numbers. 
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Workbook
Math Sphere

Co-Ordinates

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Challenge young mathematicians' understanding of the coordinate plane with this series of skills practice worksheets. Offering 10 different exercises that involve identifying ordered pairs, graphing polygons, and rotating/reflecting...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Algebra I: Linear Functions

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Using rates from a rental car company, young mathematicians graph data, explore linear relationships, and discuss the role of slope and the y-intercept. This instructional activity allows for the discussion of independent and dependent...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading Graphs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice plotting functions on the Cartesian coordinate plane, see several categories of functions, including lines and parabolas, and read a graph, answering questions about the situation described by the graph
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Functions and the Vertical Line Test

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the concept of functions. In this function lesson plan, students determine if the graph is a function by using the vertical line test. Students use an applet to explore the vertical line test on a variety of graphs.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Excel to Draw a Best Fit Line

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create line graphs for given data in Microsoft Excel. Students follow step by step instructions on how to create their graph, including how to create a trend line. Students print graphs without trend lines and manually draw...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graphing Linear Equations

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students graph linear equations. In this algebra lesson, students perform transformation on linear equations. They identify the slope and y-intercept of each line.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graph Your Motion

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Pupils graph their linear equations. In this algebra lesson, students examine their lines and relate it to the slope or rate of change. They relate the steepness of the line to the slope being positive, negative or zero.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Explore Graphs and Factors

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
Pupils graph the factors of a quadratic as linear equations and graph the parabolic equation in factored form. Also, they investigate the relationship between the x-intercepts of the lines and the zeros of the parabola.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

One Size Fits All, Part 1

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Can you tell how tall someone is just by looking at their feet? For this activity, young mathematicians measure their height, arm span, and foot size, graph their findings, and answer questions about how these measurements are related....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solving Systems of Equations

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Learners explore the concept of solving systems of equations with two equations and two unknowns. In this solving systems of equations lesson, they work through problems of solving systems by substitution, elimination, and graphing....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solving Inequalities

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
This is a nice worksheet on solving one variable and compound inequalities. Learners solve inequalities and graph the solution on a number line.  The two page worksheet contains explanation and sixteen practice problems.