Curated OER
Twenty-Eight Multiple Choice No Calculator Allowed AP Calculus BC Practice Exam
For this AP Calculus BC practice exam, students solve twenty-eight multiple choice problems without the use of a calculator. This worksheet should be completed in fifty-five minutes.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Find Equation of Line Given That You Know Its Slope and Y Intercept
WebMath offers a java applet that allows you to input the slope and y-intercept of a line and gives you the equation of the line in slope-intercept form. It also gives a detailed solution using the information that you provided.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Finding Slope Learn Check
Using the Activity Center, students will explore the characteristics of linear functions in the form y=mx+b. The major focus will be identifying slope and y-intercept.
PBS
Pbs: String Product: Finding the Y Intercept
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...
Other
Linear Functions, Slope and Regressions
Find activities here for linear functions, slopes and regression lines. Use them for classroom work or individual assignments.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Introduction to Slope for Middle Years Mathematics
This collection of five middle school math lessons covers the topic of plane geometry, specifically the concept of slope. The first lesson introduces students to plotting points on a Cartesian grid using a Geoboard. Lesson two moves them...
Other
Git: What Is the Slope Intercept Form of a Line?
Not only does this site show what the slope-intercept form is, but it helps you find the slope and the intercept of a line. There is also additional information on parallel lines, parametric form, and the distance between two points.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Find the Change
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.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.f Downhill
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Slope Intercept Equation From Graph
Practice finding the slope-intercept equation of a line from its graph. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Algebra I: Slope Intercept From Two Points
Practice finding the equation of a line passing through two points. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Math Planet
Math Planet: Algebra 1: Writing Linear Equations Using the Slope Intercept Form
Explains what the slope-intercept form is and how to find the equation of a line given two points on it. Includes modeled video lesson. [3:32]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Slope of a Line Using Two Points
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson covers finding the slope of a line and between two points.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Slope From Equation
Find the slopes of lines whose equations are given in various forms. For example, find the slope of 2x+3y=5. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Slope From a Graph
In this exercise, students practice constructing a linear equation for a line graph in order to find the slope. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to watch a video, get hints, or try questions repeatedly.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Intercepts and the Cover Up Method
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to find intercepts using the Cover-Up Method.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Intercepts and the Cover Up Method
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the intercepts of a line and use them to graph linear functions.
Math Planet
Math Planet: The Slope of a Linear Function
Gain an understanding of how to find the slope of a linear function by viewing an example and a video lesson. [1:44]
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Explore Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
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...
University of South Florida
Fcat: Spaghetti Bridges: Teacher Notes
Students build bridges and test their strength to collect data and write an equation. The concept of slope is explored in this activity.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Slope Intercept, Point Slope Forms
Washington State University provides a lesson on finding the slope of an equation and putting the equation into the desired form. The site also contains informatinon concerning parallel and perpendicular lines.
Other
University of Wisconsin: Finding the Slopes of Lines
This is an interactive page that provides the user with practice for finding the slope of a line. The site has a list of seven questions and requires the user to change the graph to fit the given required slope.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Intercept of a Line
A complete reference guide to finding the intercept of a line. It provides definitions, examples, and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Given a line, learn how to find the equations for lines that are perpendicular and parallel to it. This tutorial offers several example graphs and problems as well as practice problems for you to work through when you're ready.