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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Tea Statistics: The Regression Equation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A tutorial on how to find the line of best fit or least-squares regression line for a set of data in a scatter plot using different methods and calculations.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Explore Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students can use a graphing calculator to explore graphs of parallel and perpendicular lines. Students will find that parallel lines have the same slope and different y-intercepts and that the slopes of two perpendicular lines are...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Graphic Line Designs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students can use the x- and y-intercepts to find the equations of lines and create a line design using the slope-intercept form and the limited domain of the segment.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Proportional Relationships, Lines, and Equations

For Teachers 8th Standards
In this task, 8th graders are shown the graphs of two lines with the same slope. They are given the equation for the first line and the coordinates of a point on the second and are asked to find the equation for the second line. Aligns...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Inferences of the Least Squares Regression

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This set contains questions regarding inference for the slope of the least-squares linear regression line. The student learns to develop hypotheses, find the test statistic, and reach a conclusion in the context of the original problem.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Graphing

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Given a set of data, students will understand how to correctly draw a line or bar graph, interpret its patterns, and find the slope in the case of a line graph.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Gpe, G Co, G Srt Unit Squares and Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students are shown three unit squares and two line segments connecting two pairs of vertices. They are asked to find the area of a triangle formed by intersecting lines. They can solve it using coordinate geometry or...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mineral Density: Teaching Accuracy, Slope, and Percent Error

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the meaning of density and use their math skills to graph mass/volume data, write an equation for a line, and interpret the slope of the line. Students also find the density of two unknown mineral samples and use those...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Linear Models

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn the different forms of an equation of a line and will find the equations of a line in all three forms- point-slope form, slope-intercept form, and the general form (Ax+By=C).
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Tangents and Normals

For Students 9th - 10th
Finding the slopes and equations of the tangent and normal lines of curves is demonstrated using derivatives. Interactive examples are provided.
Unit Plan
Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given a line, learn how to find the equations for lines that are perpendicular and parallel to it. This tutorial offers several example graphs and problems as well as practice problems for you to work through when you're ready.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: A Sweet Drink Adventure 7

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students determine how the temperature of water affects the dissolving time of a sugar cube. They create, interpret and analyze graphs of data, find an equation of the line of best fit, and relate slope to rate of change.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: The Phone Bill Problem

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The student is given actual data and asked to find a line of best fit and to give "real world" interpretations of the slope and y-intercept. A great introduction to the 83/84 and its features.
Study Guide
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Normal Line to a Curve

For Students 9th - 10th
The tangent to a curve is always found at a certain point along the curve. Often you will be asked to find the normal to a curve at a point. View an example on this site.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.f Distance Across the Channel

For Teachers 8th Standards
This task asks students to find a linear function that models the relationship between water depth and distance across a channel at water level. After finding the equation, they have to verbalize the meaning of the slope and intercept of...
Handout
Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Easier Trigonometric Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An introduction to solving trigonometric equations, including finding general and particular solutions. The connection between the tangent function and the slope of a line is also covered. Includes several examples and graphs.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Advanced Reflections

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find the reflection that maps a given figure to another and draw the image of a reflection. The lines of reflection in this exercise have a wide range of slopes.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Advanced Reflections

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find the reflection that maps a given figure to another and draw the image of a reflection. The lines of reflection in this exercise have a wide range of slopes. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Solutions to Compound Inequalities

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Solve compound inequalities and graph the solution set on a number line.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Math Today for Ti Navigator System: More Students Apply Early

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using the USA TODAY Infograph, "More students apply early," students will explore scatter plots and independent and dependent variables. Students will determine a best-fit regression model for the real-life data set and then use the...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S Id.7 Used Subaru Foresters

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Jane wants to sell her Subaru Forester and does research online to find other cars for sale in her area. She examines the scatterplot of price versus age and determines that a linear model is appropriate. Answer a variety of questions...