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Instructional Video8:36
Corbett Maths

Instantaneous Rates of Change

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Here's a great lesson that looks at slope as an instantaneous change. Using an estimated tangent line, the presenter shows the class how to find an approximation for the instantaneous rate of change. Scholars determine the slope of the...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Interpreting Rate of Change and Initial Value

For Teachers 8th Standards
Building on knowledge from the previous lesson, the second lesson in this unit teaches scholars to identify and interpret rate of change and initial value of a linear function in context. They investigate how slope expresses the...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Graphs of Linear Functions and Rate of Change

For Teachers 8th Standards
Discover an important property of linear functions. Learners use the slope formula to calculate the rates of change of linear functions. They find that linear functions have constant rates of change and use this property to determine if...
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Instructional Video6:15
Corbett Maths

Average Rate of Change

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Simply find the slope to find the average rate of change. A short video provides the definition of the average rate of change. Using the definition, pupils calculate the average rate of change to solve problems that cover finding average...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Building Understanding of Rate of Change/Slopes Using Alice

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners explore slope as a rate of change. In this eighth grade mathematics lesson, students investigate real-world problems to determine rate of change and transform it into a linear representation, thus determining slope. Learners...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Exploration 1: Instantaneous Rate of Change Function

For Students 11th - 12th
In this function activity, students read word problems and write functions. They determine the instantaneous rate of change and identify intervals. This three-page activity contains approximately 20 problems.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Average and Instantaneous Rates of Change

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
How can you determine the rate of change on a curve? Pupils use the interactive to discover what happens with the average rate of change as the point move closer to the other. Using the definition of the derivative, learners find that it...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Average Rate of Change

For Students 8th Standards
Learners consider the rate of filling a cone in the 23rd installment of this lesson series. They analyze the volume of the cone at various heights and discover the rate of filling is not constant. The lesson ends with a discussion of...
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Lesson Plan
West Contra Costa Unified School District

Average Rate of Change

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Learners investigate average rates of change for linear functions and connect the concept to slope. They then determine average rates of change in quadratic and exponential functions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Working with Rates of Change

For Students 8th - 12th
In this calculus worksheet, learners problem solve 8 word problems involving rates of change in association with high school students. Learners work out each problem and give a short explanation of each answer.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rate of Change Graphically

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars calculate the rate of change. In this algebra lesson, students identify the slope and discuss the different properties of lines as they relate to rate. A discuss doubling time, zero slope and being in two places at once.
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Lesson Plan
West Contra Costa Unified School District

Average Rate of Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The concept of slope gets an approachable, yet theoretical, treatment in a comprehensive algebra lesson. The use of functional notation and problem-solving techniques keep the material rigorous, but detailed teaching notes and lots of...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Video Streaming

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Your movie fans will be interested in this resource. They will compare video streaming plans. One plan charges a set rate per month and a reduced viewing fee, and the other has a flat rate per each video viewed. Unfortunately, students...
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Curated OER

Worksheet 12: Functions

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students are given 7 problems in which they differentiate, figure rate of change, determine value, and prove formulas.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Day at the Beach

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Help learners determine the rate of change for the temperature of sand. They will collect data on the temperature of wet and dry sand over time with a heat lamp overhead. Then make a scatter plot of the data and find a linear model to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rate of Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners observe and calculate slopes. In this algebra lesson, students graph equations and determine the pace at which the slope is changing. They use the navigator to see the change as they graph the lines around.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Percent Rate of Change

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
If mathematicians know the secret to compound interest, why aren't more of them rich? Young mathematicians explore compound interest with exponential functions in the twenty-seventh installment of a 35-part module. They calculate future...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Battery Charging

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Your class will be very interested in the results of this activity. How long does it take a MP3 and video game player to charge?  Sam only has an hour and the MP3 player only has 40% of its battery life left. Plus, his video player is...
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Curated OER

The Numbers Behind Hunger: Rate of Change

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Explore the concept of world hunger by having students collect and graph 1990 world hunger statistics. They will analyze the data in order to determine how to decrease world hunger rates and try to determine problems and solutions of...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

The Concept of a Function

For Students 8th Standards
Explore functions with non-constant rates of change. The first installment of a 12-part module teaches young mathematicians about the concept of a function. They investigate instances where functions do not have a constant rate of change.
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Curated OER

Lesson #20 Rates of Change and Velocity

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils investigate speed. In this rate of change lesson plan, students complete a rate/time/distance table to determine the average m.p.h. of a given trip. They listen and follow along with the lecture and examples to determine the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Sweet Drink

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate reaction rates.  For this seventh or eighth grade mathematics lesson, students collect, record, and analyze data regarding how the temperature of water affects the dissolving time of a sugar cube. Studetns determin...
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Curated OER

Mathemafish Population

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
It's shark week! In this problem, young mathematically minded marine biologists need to study the fish population by analyzing data over time. The emphasis is on understanding the average rate of change of the population and drawing...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Algebra 1: Slope as Rate

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students solve problems with slopes. In this algebra lesson, students identify the slope of a line and relate it to the rate of change.  They graph their lines on the TI and observe changes in the lines.

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