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Investigating Newton's Second Law Of Motion

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners participate in a lesson that investigates Newton's Second Law of Motion. They conduct an experiment of observing balls that are rolled down a ramp. The lesson includes background information for the teacher for preparation and...
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PBL Pathways

Do Homework?

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed Standards
To complete homework or not to complete homework ... that is the question. Decide whether it makes a difference on finals by doing homework. Individuals create a scatter plot and find a line of best fit for data on the percent of...
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Kenan Fellows

Man vs. Beast: Approximating Derivatives using Human and Animal Movement

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
What does dropping a ball look like as a graph? An engaging activity asks learners to record a video of dropping a ball and uploading the video to software for analysis. They compare the position of the ball to time and calculate the...
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Ms. Amber Nakamura's Mathematics Website

Algebra Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What would your dream house look like? A cottage? A medieval castle? High schoolers enrolled in Algebra design the perfect house while using slopes to write equations for various aspects of the project.
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Curated OER

Worksheet 7 - Asymptote

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this asymptote worksheet, students compute limits, graph vertical asymptotes, and find the slope of the secant line. This one-page worksheet contains six multi-step worksheets.
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Virginia Department of Education

Slippery Slope

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Explore slope using geometric patterns. Young mathematicians investigate towers built from cubes to develop a linear pattern. They move the data to a coordinate plane to connect the pattern to slopes.
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Curated OER

Worksheet Five - Limits

For Teachers Higher Ed
For this limit worksheet, students use algebra to compute limits. They find the slope of the secant line and find a formula giving the slope of the secant line. This one-page worksheet contains six multi-step problems, with answers.
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Curated OER

Cockroach Slope

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students identify the slope of linear functions. In this slope lesson plan, students collect data and graph it. They write equations with no more than two variables and use technology to explain their data.
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Curated OER

Local Linearity and the Microscope Approximation

For Students Higher Ed
In this local linearity worksheet, students identify the slope of a line tangent to the graph at a given point. They use linear approximation to estimate values. Students determine the slope of a secant line at a given point. This...
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Curated OER

The Relationship Between Slope and Perpendicular Lines

For Students 8th - 9th
In this perpendicular lines worksheet, students explore the relationship between perpendicular lines and slope in eight exercises and two worked examples.  The solutions are provided.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

We Love to Graph!

For Teachers 8th - 9th Standards
Young scholars experience graphing points.  For this graphing points lesson, students play an on-line game where they must name 10 coordinate pairs correctly.  Young scholars play a maze game where they maneuver a robot using...
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Curated OER

Find the Slope-intercept Equation Given a Pair of Points

For Students 8th - 10th
In this graphing worksheet, student find the slope-intercept equation for six given pairs of points.  Solutions are provided on the last page.
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Curated OER

Proofs in Coordinate Geometry

For Students 10th - 11th
In this coordinate geometry worksheet, learners identify the lengths of a quadrilateral and find the slope of a line. They use proofs to identify the characteristics of given quadrilaterals. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.
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Curated OER

Secant and Tangent Lines

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders recognize the use of the slope of the secant line and connect it with the graph of the secant line, as the secant line approaches the tangent line. They also recognize the two forms of the slope formula used and practice...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Equations of Lines

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
The intent of this resource is to show algebra learners that there is a proportional relationship between two lines that have an intersecting point. As the coordinate x increases by a constant, the y coordinate also increases.  It...
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Curated OER

Worksheet 24 - Derivative

For Teachers Higher Ed
For this derivative worksheet, pupils identify second derivatives and find the directional derivative of a function. They also list the extremes and saddle points of a function. This one-page worksheet contains seven multi-step problems.
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Georgetown University

Cup-Activity: Writing Equations From Data

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Determine how cup stacking relates to linear equations. Pupils stack cups and record the heights. Using the data collected, learners develop a linear equation that models the height. The scholars then interpret the slope and the...
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PBL Pathways

College Costs

For Students 10th - Higher Ed Standards
Predict the year that college costs will double in your state using linear modeling. The first part of this two-part project based learning activity asks young mathematicians to use data from the College Board. They graph the data,...
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Illustrative Mathematics

DVD Profits, Variation 1

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
The idea in the resource is to understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations. To stay within the context of the standard, skip the part of the resource that solves with unit rates. Instead,...
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Mathematics Assessment Project

Interpreting Distance–Time Graphs

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Pre-algebra protégés critique a graph depicting Tom's trip to the bus stop. They work together to match descriptive cards to distance-time graph cards and data table cards, all of which are provided for you so you can make copies for...
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Curated OER

Lines in the Plane

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students differentiate between parallel and perpendicular lines. In this algebra lesson, students graph linear equations using the slope intercept form. They classify lines based on their slopes.
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Texas Instruments

A Tale of Two Lines

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners graph systems of equation. In this calculus lesson, students graph their lines on a TI calculator. They identify the point of intersection and the type of solution.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Rates and Slopes: An Astronomical Perspective

For Students 10th - 12th
In this rates and slopes worksheet, students solve 2 problems where they find the rate corresponding to the speed of the galaxies in a Hubble diagram for galaxies and they calculate the rate of the sunspot number change between indicated...
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Curated OER

Inverse of a Function

For Students 10th
In this inverse of function learning exercise, 10th graders solve and graph 10 different problems that include graphically represented inverse functions. First, they solve each of the problems involving graphs and their inverses. Then,...

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