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Interpret The Rate of Change (Slope) and Intercepts Within The Context of Everyday Life Instructional VideoInterpret The Rate of Change (Slope) and Intercepts Within The Context of Everyday Life Instructional Video
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National Education Association
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7th - 9th
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Math
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Interpret The Rate of Change (Slope) and Intercepts Within The Context of Everyday Life

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Word problems are full of valuable information that can be used to create equations. Take your learners on an adventure and figure out a formula that will represent the cost of a rental car. The video asks questions to help understand the problem and discover what components are used in y=mx+b. The video reviews over key vocabulary such as slope, y-intercept, and slope intercept form. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

rate of change, intercepts, slope

Additional Tags

rate of change, slope, intercepts, math

Classroom Considerations

  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Asks necessary questions before attempting the problem

Cons

  • Only one example

Common Core

8.EE.B.6 MP1

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