Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: String Product: Finding the Y Intercept

For Students 6th - 8th
Examine how a giant piece of art at the National Museum of Mathematics reveals some unexpected relationships between coordinates on a parabola. This video focuses on the relationship between negative and positive points on the parabola...
Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Slopes and Equations of Lines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explanation of linear equations and four types of slopes: positive, negative, zero, and undefined. Practice problems for the students are provided and a reinforcement activity using a graphing calculator is offered for the teacher's use.
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PBS

Pbs: Xy Flyer

For Students 6th - 8th
Explore the behavior of lines by composing equations to launch a toy airplane through a series of hoops. This interactive exercise focuses on working in the coordinate plane and deepening the understanding of how slope and y-intercept...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Manipulating Graphs

For Students 6th - 8th
Watch how a graph is altered when key elements of the equation change. This lesson focuses on how to manipulate the equation of a line in slope intercept form to match the graphs provided deepening the understanding of both the slope and...
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.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Modeling the Linear Relationship Between Fahrenheit and Celsius

For Students 6th - 8th
Explore the relationship between degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius. This video focuses on developing an expression to model the relationship between the temperature scales using a line graph to calculate slope and the y intercept.