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Math Mediator Lesson 10: Slope

For Teachers 8th - 9th
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

For Teachers 10th - 11th
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?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
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

For Teachers 9th - 11th
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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Scientists Track the Rising Tide

For Students 9th - 11th
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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Curated OER

Equations and Inequalities

For Students 9th
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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Curated OER

Slope of a Line

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Curated OER

Writing Linear Equations

For Students 8th - 10th
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

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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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Curated OER

Using Data Analysis to Review Linear Functions

For Teachers 8th - 10th
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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Curated OER

Slope of a Line

For Teachers 8th - 9th
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 Students 8th
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

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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

For Students 7th - 9th
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

For Students 7th - 10th
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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Worksheet
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Finding Slope of a Line from an Equation

For Students 8th - 10th
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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Curated OER

Slope of a Line

For Students 9th
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

For Students 9th
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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Curated OER

Slope of a Line

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
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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Curated OER

Linear/Planar Geometry - Week 5

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
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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Curated OER

More On Graphing Linear Equations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Introduction to Slope for Middle Years Mathematics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Slopes and Equations of Lines

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...