Alabama Learning Exchange
Explore the Transformations of Linear and Absolute Value Functions Using Graphing Utilities
Learners explore the concept of transformations. For this transformation lesson, students use an applet that is an interactive absolute value graph applet. Learners manipulate the applet to examine the change in the function...
Curated OER
Points in a Complex Plane -- Lecture
Learners review plotting points on a coordinate plane. Individually, they add and subtrace complex numbers and graph them in a complex plane. They follow along a worksheet while their teacher lectures on the new material and solve...
Curated OER
Lesson: Journey of a Tree
Third graders explore the operation of a Christmas farm and how trees are shipped. After taking a tour of a Christmas tree farm and researching transportation, location and cost issues, 3rd graders create a map to show the distribution...
Curated OER
Calculus
Young scholars make an inquiry with the aid of technology into the concept of functions. The emphasis of the lesson plan is on the interplay between the geometric and analytic information.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Slopes and Equations of Lines
Explanation of linear equations and four types of slopes: positive, negative, zero, and undefined. Practice problems for the students are provided and a reinforcement activity using a graphing calculator is offered for the teacher's use.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Find Slope and Rate of Change
This learning tutorial demonstrates how to find the slope of a line and the rate of change for a table. The lesson includes several PowerPoint presentations about slope and even provides practice problems for students to test their...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Finding Slope Using Rise Over Run
Students seem to have trouble finding the slope of a line using rise over run. This activity will allow the students to find slope of lines and tell the difference between lines of positive, negative, zero and undefined slope.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Linear Functions: Slope Using Coordinates
Students learn that the slope is ratio of change in y to the change in x. They find the slope of a line using the slope formula, and examine the characteristics of lines with positive, zero, negative, or non-defined slope.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Linear Functions: Slope With Grid
Students learn to impose a grid on a line to quantify the steepness of a line. They learn that slope is the ratio of vertical change divided by the horizontal change. They also learn that lines can have slope that are positive, zero,...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Sack Race
The primary focus should be on slope as rate of change and piecewise functions. This activity allows exploration of multiple types of slope; i.e., positive slope, negative slope, or zero slope for students to build their understanding of...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 3 Slope
Use Glencoe's Math Course 3 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of finding the slope of a line. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click...
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Slope of a Line
Through this tutorial, you'll know what slope is and how to determine it. View examples of positive, negative, zero, and undefined slope, follow step-by-step slope calculations, and complete practice problems at the end.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Graphing Equations on the Cartesian Plane: Slope
The instructional activity teaches students about an important characteristic of lines: their slopes. Slope can be determined either in graphical or algebraic form. Slope can also be described as positive, negative, zero or undefined....
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University
Npac Reu Program: Slope & Line Equations
This site from the Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University has a very substantial discussion of math topics slope & line equations. The outline form is quite useful if you need to zero in on one aspect of...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 2 Lines and Slope
Use Glencoe's Math Course 2 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of lines and slope. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Slopes Between Points on a Line
Eighth graders work with slopes and similar triangles in this problem and will learn why the calculated slope will be the same for any two points on a given line. Aligns with 8.EE.B.6.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Gpe When Are Two Lines Perpendicular?
The goal of this task is to examine when two lines in the plane are perpendicular in terms of their slopes. Aligns with HSG-GPE.B.5.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: When Is a Slope 0 or Undefined?
At this site Dr. Math gives a discussion on the slopes of lines. The Dr. gives an analogy between the slope of a line and walking up and down hills. The Dr. explores the concept of undefined and zero slopes through his response to a...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Peaches and Plums
In this task, 8th graders are shown graphs of two linear functions and are asked to compare the costs per pound of two fruits without knowing their actual prices. To do this, they need to think about slope and unit rates. Aligns with...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Id.7 Texting and Grades
Medhavi suspects that there is a relationship between the number of text messages high school students send and their academic achievement. To explore this, she asks a random sample of 52 students at her school how many text messages...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Proportional Relationships, Lines, and Equations
In this task, 8th graders are shown the graphs of two lines with the same slope. They are given the equation for the first line and the coordinates of a point on the second and are asked to find the equation for the second line. Aligns...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Coffee by the Pound
In this task about the cost of coffee, 8th graders find the cost per pound, how much can be purchased for one dollar, what the graph will look like, and what the slope means. Aligns with 8.EE.B.5.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Sore Throats, Variation 2
For this task where two saltwater solutions are compared, 8th graders must find equivalent ratios, write an equation that works for both solutions, draw the equation's graph, and interpret the slope as a unit rate. Aligns with 8.EE.B.5.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Stuffing Envelopes
Eighth graders are asked to compare the income earned from two summer jobs stuffing envelopes. They are to draw graphs, write equations, and interpret the graphs. This task provides students with an opportunity to take the step from unit...