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Math Mediator Lesson 10: Slope
Students explore the concept of slope. In this Algebra I lesson, students investigate the definition of slope as rise over run or change in y compared to change in x. The lesson includes a real-world problem in which the...
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Finding the Slope of a Line Through Two Given Points
In this slope of a line worksheet, students use the slope formula to determine the slope of a line passing through a given point. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems, with answers.
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Is the Slope Legal?
Students define parallel and perpendicular lines. In this algebra instructional activity, students relate the concept of parallel and perpendicular lines to the real world. They classify the lines based on their slopes.
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An Exploration of the Slope of a Line
Students define the slope of a line. In this algebra instructional activity, students differentiate between parallel and perpendicular lines using their slopes. They rewrite equations in slope intercept form and explain the meaning of...
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Scientists Track the Rising Tide
In this tracking the rising tide worksheet, students use the data in a graph showing the seal level change versus time from 1900 to 2000 to answer 3 questions about the rising tides. Students determine the slope of a line drawn from 1920...
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Equations and Inequalities
In this equations and inequalities worksheet, 9th graders solve and graph 10 different problems that include determine the slope of a line. First, they determine the slope of a line represented by a given equation. Then, students...
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Slope of a Line
In this slope of a line learning exercise, students solve 10 different problems that include determining the slope of a line that passes through the given points. First, they use the slope formula by placing each of the points in the...
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Writing Linear Equations
In this linear equations worksheet, students observe a graphed line on a coordinate plane. From their observations, they write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the depicted line. This four page worksheet contains eight...
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The Slope of a Line
Young scholars define the slope of a line as rate of change. They investigate positive, negative, zero, or undefined slope using a graphing calculator. They determine the slope of a line when given the equation of the line.
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Forces and Graphing
Students 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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Using Data Analysis to Review Linear Functions
Using either data provided or data that has been collected, young mathematicians graph linear functions to best fit their scatterplot. They also analyze their data and make predicitons based on the data. This lesson is intended as a...
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Slope of a Line
Students identify the slope of a line. For this algebra lesson, students discover the process of how to find the slope of a line and classify the slope as positive, negative, zero or undefined. They find the slope of a line given two...
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Slope of a Line
For this interactive worksheet, 8th graders review how to calculate the slope of a line, then solve 10 problems, given 2 points. Students may click for further information, on finding a slop of a line.
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Finding Slope of a Line
Students 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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Identifying Positive, Negative Slope of Neither
In this linear slope worksheet, students determine whether the slopes of four graphed lines are positive, negative, or neither. Solutions are provided.
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Finding the Slope of a Line from a Graph
In this slope worksheet, students determine the slopes of sixteen different graphed lines. Solutions are provided on pages three and four of this worksheet.
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Finding Slope of a Line from an Equation
In this slope worksheet, students identify the slope of a line from a linear equation. This one page worksheet contains twenty-two linear equations given in various forms. Students will need to manipulate equations to...
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Slope of a Line
In this slope of a line worksheet, 9th graders solve and graph 10 different problems that include determining the slope of a line. First, they determine the slope of a line that contains two given points. Then, students determine the...
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Find the Intercepts
In this intercepts worksheet, 9th graders solve 10 different problems that include determining the intercepts of each equation. First, they set y equal to zero and solve for x. Then, they set x equal to zero and solve for y. They also...
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Slope of a Line
In this slope worksheet, students determine the slope of a line. They use the slope to determine if two lines are parallel or perpendicular. This two-page worksheet contains five equations.
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Linear/Planar Geometry - Week 5
In this plane geometry worksheet, students combine the basis of plane geometry and linear problems to solve problems. They determine total surface area, the length of a line, and the sum of the edges of a three-dimensional figure. This...
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More On Graphing Linear Equations
In this linear equation worksheet, students graph linear equations and identify the x or y-intercept. There are nine graphing equations on this two-page worksheet.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Introduction to Slope for Middle Years Mathematics
This collection of five middle school math lessons covers the topic of plane geometry, specifically the concept of slope. The first lesson introduces learners to plotting points on a Cartesian grid using a Geoboard. Lesson two moves them...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Slopes and Equations of Lines
Three resources for teaching slopes and equations of lines: a lesson with a formula for finding slope, different equations for lines, and several examples; a fourteen-question quiz covering slope, perpendicular and parallel lines, and...