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Function Families: Translations and Reflections Instructional VideoFunction Families: Translations and Reflections Instructional Video
Publisher
Northeast Arkansas Education Cooperative
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
0:00
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr 30 mins
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Technology
Calculator
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Internet Access
Year
2012
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Function Families: Translations and Reflections

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This comprehensive introduction to rigid transformation of functions does a fabulous job of breaking down translations and reflections into manageable concept chunks. Care is taken with horizontal translations, vertical translations, reflections, and combined transformations to explain both the why's and how's of moving points and graphs. Tables of values are used for clear explanation, and examples are worked step-by-step. This lesson makes either a great teaching supplement or a strong remediation addition to your curriculum!

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

translations, reflections, transformations, graphing functions

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Give the class a before image and an after image of a graph translation. Then, have them develop the parent and translated functions
  • Perfect for viewing before class, in a flipped classroom situation, or for homework help in a traditional setting
  • Create a matching game where each learner is assigned a function and has to find every partner in their function family and identify the transformations
  • With corresponding homework activities from your curriculum, this lesson would make for an excellent highly qualified substitute plan

Classroom Considerations

  • Viewing of the lesson video requires Internet access
  • Colorblind or other visually impaired learners might have difficulty with the color-coded function transformations
  • Some learners might need a refresher on function notation
  • Consider pausing periodically through the lesson to allow learners to take notes, ask questions, and work problems independently
  • This content requires Adobe Flash to view

Pros

  • Clearly voiced in easily understood tones
  • Each concept is followed by thorough explanation and multiple examples
  • Concepts build logically and are referenced throughout the lesson

Cons

  • No printable note slides to match presentation available
  • Independent practice problems not provided

Common Core

HSF-BF.B.3

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