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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.f Downhill

For Teachers 8th
In this task, a car is traveling down a steep hill. Students are given the function for elevation versus distance from the start and are asked to find and explain the slope and intercepts of the graph. Aligns with 8.F.B.4.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Perpendicular Lines in the Coordinate Plane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use slopes to determine if two lines are perpendicular.
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Lesson Plan
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...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Parallel Lines in the Coordinate Plane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use slopes to determine if two lines are parallel.
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Other

Desmos: Linear Bundle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of activities where students investigate linear equations. Activities involve an exploration of the lines in a polygraph and the vocabulary needed to describe them accurately; the slope in graphs; lines in different...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Human Slope

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will participate in this discovery activity intended for them to uncover the role each variable plays in the graph of a line in the form y = mx + b. Students will actually demonstrate lines in slope intercept form on a life size...
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Activity
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.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Forms of Linear Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Write linear equations in standard form and find the slope and y-intercept of such lines.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Math Is Functional

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson is a technology-based activity in which students extend graphing of linear functions to the use of spreadsheet software. After students have become proficient in constructing a table of values, students are able to...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Linear Equations Game

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students groups act as aerospace engineering teams competing to create linear equations to guide space shuttles safely through obstacles generated by a modeling game in level-based rounds. Each round provides a different configuration of...
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eBook
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.
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Website
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Linear Functions

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
This website introduces the concept of linear functions in slope intercept form.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Find the Change

For Teachers 8th Standards
In this task, 8th graders work with linear functions and learn how to discuss and make calculations with slope and x- and y-intercepts. Aligns with 8.EE.B.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Perpendicular or Parallel?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students can use TI 73 calculators to explore equations that create parallel and perpendicular lines. Teacher will use the screen capture feature of the Navigator system to display students graphs and equations to discuss observations to...
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Seeing Math: Function Analyzer

For Students 9th - 10th
The Function Analyzer allows learners to see the connections among three representations of a function: symbolic, area, and graphic. In addition, by allowing learners to change the value of four elements of a function - the coefficient...
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan: Lesson 5: Relationships Among Linear Equations, Lines in Coordinate Plane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the relationship between algebraic, graphical, and contextual expressions of linear equations.
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Handout
San Diego State University

San Diego State University: Examples of Writing Linear Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
These examples show how to write linear equations from different types of information. There are even real-world examples dealing with air pressure, sea urchins, and measurement conversions.
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Lesson Plan
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...
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Other

Nearpod: Linear Equations & Graphs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson on linear equations and graphs, students will learn how to graph linear equations and create linear equations based upon real-life word problems.
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Website
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Web Math: Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th
This WebMath site provides links to tutorials and lessons in both Algebra I and II. Links to topics such as factoring, solving equations, polynomials, simplifying equations, graphing, and much more.
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Activity
Purple Math

Purplemath: Algebra Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Purplemath contains about 40 different lessons on various algebra topics. The lessons are divided into five different sections: preliminary topics, beginning algebra, intermediate algebra, advanced algebra, and word problems. The lessons...
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Math.com

Math.com: Algebra: Graphing Linear Equations

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
The lesson investigates how to graph linear equations. The tutorial includes definitions, examples, and a worksheet.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Adding Marbles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Each time students add ten marbles to a container filled with a small amount of water, they measure the height of the water. Students will examine their data and develop linear equations.
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Handout
Purple Math

Purplemath: Solving Literal Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides a lesson on solving literal equations, explains how they are similar to solving linear equations, and works through numerous examples showing how different types of literal equations are solved.

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