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Monster Cars: Slope
Learners examine how a rate is calculated from two points. Using battery operated cars, pairs of students measure time and distance. Afterward, they use this data to calculate the rate. Learners then plot four ordered pairs and discover...
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Two Graphing Stories
Can you graph your story? Keep your classes interested by challenging them to graph a scenario and interpret the meaning of an intersection. Be sure they paty attention to the detail of a graph, including intercepts, slope,...
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Point-Slope Form of a Line
This activity helps young mathematicians connect the graph and the point-slope form of a line, by first solving a real-world problem and then using that example to motivate the understanding of the equation. By manipulating the gizmo,...
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Two Investigations of Cubic Functions
Through learning about cubic functions, students graph cubic functions on their calculator. Students determine the local maximum and minimum points and the tangent line from the x-intercept to a point on the cubic function. ...
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Algebra 1: Slope as Rate
Students solve problems with slopes. In this algebra lesson, students identify the slope of a line and relate it to the rate of change. They graph their lines on the TI and observe changes in the lines.
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Building Understanding of Rate of Change/Slopes Using Alice
Students explore slope as a rate of change. For this eighth grade mathematics lesson, students investigate real-world problems to determine rate of change and transform it into a linear representation, thus determining slope. Students...
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Parabolas
Learn how to evaluate the derivatives of polynomials. Mathematicians find the derivative of a quadratic function and determine the value at a given value. Students compare the slope of the secant line through two points with...
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Finding Slope of a Line
Learners calculate the slope of a line. In this algebra lesson, students graph a line using the slope and y-intercepts. They define the steepness of the line using the slope.
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Domino Effect
Carryout the lesson to determine the cost of pizza toppings from a Domino's Pizza® website while creating a linear model. Learners look through real data—and even create their own pizza—to determine the cost of each topping. They...
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Slope and Topographic Maps
Students investigate slopes as they study topographic maps. In this algebra instructional activity, students discuss and apply the concept of slopes to graphing and analyzing data.
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Making Scale Drawings Using the Parallel Method
How many ways can you create a dilation? Many! Individuals strengthen their understanding of dilations by using various methods to create them. The new technique builds on pupils' understanding of the ratio method. Using the ratio,...
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Parametric Races & Slopes
Learners investigate the slopes and parametric equations. In this calculus lesson, students solve parametric equations with specific parameters. They relate lines and slopes based on the derivative of the equation.
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Criterion for Perpendicularity
The Pythagorean Theorem is a geometry pupil's best friend! Learners explain the equation a1b1 + a2b2 = 0 for perpendicular segments using the Pythagorean Theorem. They are able to identify perpendicular segments using their...
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Slippery Slope
Students define patterns, relation and function. In this algebra lesson, students find the slope of a line and write equations of line. They model the slope using real life scenarios.
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Linear Modelling of the Life Expectancy of Canadians
Middle and high schoolers explore the concept of linear modelling. In this linear modelling lesson, pupils find the line of best fit for life expectancy data of Canadians. They compare life expectancies of men and women, and find...
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Race The Rapper: Slopes
Learners calculate the slope of the equation In this algebra lesson, students graph coordinate pairs of linear equations and identify the relationship between x and y values and slope. They differentiate between functions and...
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Track's Slippery Slope
Middle schoolers graph data of sports figure running time using x-axis y-axis to find slope of trend line, mathematically find the interpolated and extrapolated values for data points. Using the information they make predictions.
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Calculating Slope
Students find the slope using a slope formula. In this algebra worksheet, students use a pair of coordinate to identify the slope and y intercept. There are 7 questions.
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Slopes, Slope-Intercept Form, Standard Form
Students identify the slope of an equation using various methods. In this algebra lesson, students graph linear equations and calculate the slopes using the x and y intercept to solve the equations and graph the lines. They use the slope...
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Lines That Pass Through Regions
Good things happen when algebra and geometry get together! Continue the exploration of coordinate geometry in the third lesson in the series. Pupils explore linear equations and describe the points of intersection with a given polygon as...
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Slope Lesson Plan
Students identify the relationship between relations and functions. In this algebra lesson plan, students investigate and find the slope of a line using a graph, 2 points and an equation. They calculate the slope from a set a data points...
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Slope, slope-Intercept Form and Standard Form
Students investigate and solve linear equations using slopes. In this algebra activity, students graph lines using the slope and y intercept. They also find the slope by rewriting their equation in to slope-intercept form from standard...
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Analyzing Equations Through Slope and Y intercepts
Learners analyze equations using the slopes and intercept. In this algebra lesson, students graph equations give the slope and y intercepts. They are also asked to identify the slope and y intercept from a given graph. They solve real...
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The Slope of a Curve
Students graph the slopes of a line using the intercepts. In this precalculus lesson, students identify the properties of a curve slope. They find the limit and use a graping calculator to graph their lines.