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Illustrative Mathematics

Function Rules

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Function machines are a great way to introduce the topic of functions to your class. Here, you will explore the input and output to functions both using numerical and non-numerical data. Learners are encouraged to play with different...
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Saxon

Plotting Functions

For Teachers 8th - 9th Standards
Youngsters use a graphing calculator to assist in creating a function table. They graph the function on a coordinate plane. They explore the relationship between the domain and range in the graph. This four-page worksheet contains two...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Modeling with a Linear Function

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Here is a well-designed resource that provides five yes-or-no questions which model different situations with linear functions. It makes a good pre-test for the beginning of the unit. The purpose is to elicit common misconceptions of...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Using Function Notation I

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Show learners that function notation and multiplication notation are not the same. In the example, Katie is given a function, C(x), which is the cost of producing x amount of DVDs. Ask learners if Katie can divide the function notation,...
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Chapman University

Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Function in Degrees

For Teachers 10th - 12th
This bright, clear, graphic, display of the sin(x) and cos(x) functions spans the domain between -360 degrees and 360 degree. Use it as a poster, handout, presentation slide, or project it onto a whiteboard. 
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Chapman University

Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Function in Radians

For Teachers 10th - 12th
This bright, clear, graphical display of the sin(x) and cos(x) functions spans the domain between -2 pi radians and 2 pi radians. Use it as a poster, handout, presentation slide, or project it onto a whiteboard. 
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Wordpress

Introduction to Exponential Functions

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
This lesson begins with a review of linear functions and segues nicely over its fifteen examples and problems into a deep study of exponential functions. Linear and exponential growth are compared in an investment task. Data tables are...
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Curated OER

Using Function Notation II

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners write an example to show a function statement true and another to show it false in this short task that addresses some common student misconceptions. 
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Illustrative Mathematics

Distance across the channel

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Here you will find a model of a linear relationship between two quantities, the water depth of a channel and the distance across the channel at water level. The cross section of the channel is the shape of an isosceles trapezoid. The...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Points on a Graph

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Learners practice using their knowledge of how to interpret a function and use function notation. The activity includes two questions. Given an input of a function and its output, the first question asks learners to write the ordered...
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Curated OER

Graphing Quadratic Functions in Vertex or Intercept Form

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Here is a study guide that breaks graphing quadratic functions into three simple steps. Quadratic functions in vertex and intercept form are included. Use during a lesson or afterward for skills practice. Note: Make sure your class has...
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Curated OER

Making Money and Spreading the Flu!

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Paper folding, flu spreading in a school, bacteria growth, and continuously compounded interest all provide excellent models to study exponential functions. This is a comprehensive resource that looks at many different aspects of these...
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Curated OER

The M & M Function

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
In this M & M worksheet, students perform probability experiments.  They collect and interpret data, identify the exponential function describing the data and create graphs from the collected information.  This one-page worksheet...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Riding by the Library

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Draw a graph that shows the qualitative features of a function that has been described verbally. Make sure learners understand where time is zero and the distance is zero. It may take them some time to understand this concept, so working...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Chicken and Steak, Variation 2

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Many organizations put on barbecues in order to make money. In a real-world math problem, the money allotted to purchase steak and chicken at this barbecue is only one hundred dollars. It is up to your potential chefs to figure out how...
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Illustrative Mathematics

The Parking Lot

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Use the real-world cost of parking a car to demonstrate the properties of a function. The resource describes to learners how much it is to park in a certain lot. It is up to your number crunchers to complete a table of minutes and...
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West Contra Costa Unified School District

Writing Exponential Functions Based on Data

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Give your class a concrete example of exponential growth and decay using this hands-on activity. These Algebra II lessons allow for the exploration of exponential growth and decay models, as well as the discovery of the patterns of each....
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SHS Algebra

Linear vs. Exponential Functions Tasks

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Your algebra learners will enjoy the real-life application of the three tasks presented here. They complete a table and a graph comparing the two options presented. One option is linear, while the other is exponential. After coming up...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Throwing Baseballs

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
This is a wonderful exercise for learners to apply their critical thinking skills along with their knowledge of quadratic functions and parabolas. Young mathematicians investigate a real-world scenario about the height a baseball reaches...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Medieval Archer

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
This activity presents a problem about a computer game which uses functions to simulate the path of an arrow fired by an archer. Learners use the given function to determine where the archer must stand in order to fire an arrow that will...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Flu on Campus

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
An outbreak of the swine flu on a school campus has caused an increase in the number of boxes of tissues sold by the school store. In a real-world-modeling activity, pupils use composition of functions to determine how the number of...
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Curated OER

Illegal Fish

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your young fishermen learn about exponential function growth by interpreting the pieces of the given equation within the context of numbers of fish in a lake.
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Gatsby Charitable Foundation

Four Activities Using Straight Line Graphs

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
This math packet includes four different activities which puts linear equations and line of best fit in the context of real world applications. Each activity uses a different linear math modeling equation and asks the learners to...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Delivering the Mail

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
A mail truck travels the same amount of miles per day. It will be up to your algebra learners to find an equation for this mailman’s truck. One needs a good understanding of rate of change and the initial value for this model. The...

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