Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Graphs of Systems of Linear Inequalities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson covers graphing systems of linear inequalities to find the solution area. Students watch videos, review guided notes and attempt practice problems.
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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).
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Graphing Quadratic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Jeopardy type of a game will ask students to practice working with the three forms of quadratic equations. Can they: identify the form of equation, find the vertex, find the x-intercepts, identify what the graph looks like?
Unit Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Line Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site answers many general questions about linear equations and their graphs. A student posed several questions to Dr. Math regarding lines and their equations. Question number 4 is about the equation of a horizontal line and Dr....
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Slope of a Line Using Two Points

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson covers finding the slope of a line and between two points.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Algebra I: Writing Linear Functions Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find a linear function that represents a real-world relationship that is given verbally. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or receive hints.
Lesson Plan
University of South Florida

Fcat: Spaghetti Bridges: Teacher Notes

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students build bridges and test their strength to collect data and write an equation. The concept of slope is explored in this activity.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson covers how to find the x-intercepts, vertex, axis of symmetry, and y-intercept of a parabola.
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...
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.
Activity
Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Central and Inscribed Angles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The interactive tutorial examines the properties of central and inscribed angles intercepting a common arc in a circle. Learners use the applet to find central and inscribed angles.
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...
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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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Fen Wetlands

For Students 9th - 10th
Sometimes called rich fens, find out about these saturated environments that are fed with mineral-rich groundwater and occur at low points or slopes in the landscape where the soil surface is intercepted by the water table.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Graphing Linear Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students understand the concepts associated with the graphs of linear functions. They find and plot points, sketch graphs, and calculate gradient and intercepts.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G C Orbiting Satellite

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A satellite is orbiting the Earth at a given height and students are asked to find the distance it travels to complete 70 percent of an orbit. This task provides a context for connecting an angle in radians to the arc length intercepted...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Standard Form of Linear Equations

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson covers finding the equation of a line in standard form and the intercepts.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Vertex Form of a Quadratic Equation

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Write quadratic functions in vertex form and find their vertex and intercepts.
Activity
NASA

Nasa: The Space Place: Have Super Hearing With a Super Sound Cone

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from NASA provides an interesting approach to the subject. How do messages travel in space and how do we intercept those messages on Earth? Find out the answers as well as find out how NASA's giant dish antennas work.
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Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Intermediate Algebra: The Slope of a Line

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial will show you how to find a the slope of graph, write a linear equation in slope-intercept form. You'll also learn how to determine whether two lines are parallel or perpendicular to each other. For advanced math students.
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Graphing Linear Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site explains what a linear equation is, general forms of linear equations, how to graph a line using the method of plotting points. The site also details how to find points on the line given the equation, information about the...