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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Finding the Slope When Given Two Points

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
When given two ordered pairs, find the slope of a line. Includes video.
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Thinking About Slopes: Part B

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Control the slope of lines passing through the origin (0, 0). Keep track of what changes when the slope becomes positive or negative, and when slope is larger or smaller than 1.
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Thinking About Slope

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Explore the concept of slope. Ask yourself why the slope between pairs of points would change or why it would stay the same.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Slope Intercept

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this site to learn how to write an equation in slope-intercept form if you already have the graph of the line. Let Joan the Chameleon walk you through the process.
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Activity
Other

University of Wisconsin: Finding the Slopes of Lines

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
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.
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Activity
Purple Math

Purplemath: Straight Line Equations: Slope Intercept Form

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Slope-intercept form of a line is shown in formulas and examples with this Purplemath lesson. There are examples of slope-intercept with the slope and a point and with two points. Includes interactive widgets for exploring concepts.
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Activity
Purple Math

Purplemath: Slope of a Straight Line

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson on slope explains the slope concepts, demonstrates how to use the slope formula, shows how to find slope in horizontal and vertical lines, and how to use slope to find whether the lines through the pairs of points are...
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Unit Plan
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Algebra: The Slope of a Straight Line

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains many topics surrounding the slope of a line, including slope of horizontal, vertical, parallel, and perpendicular lines in addition to the formula and concept of slope. There are...
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Unit Plan
Purple Math

Purplemath: Straight Line Equations: Point Slope Form

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Two very clear examples of point-slope form are given in this Purplemath lesson. One example begins with the slope and a point and the other example begins with two points. Includes interactive widget for practice determining a linear...
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Activity
Cool Math

Coolmath: Horizontal and Vertical Lines

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A short tutorial explaining the linear equations of horizontal and vertical lines.
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Activity
Cool Math

Coolmath: Finding the Slope of a Line From the Graph

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Learn how to find the slope of a line from the graph.
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Activity
Cool Math

Coolmath: Finding the Slope of a Line From Two Points

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Learn how to find the slope of a line from two points.
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Activity
Cool Math

Coolmath: Finding the Equation of a Line Given a Point and a Slope

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
A quick lesson on finding the equation of a line given a point and a slope.
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Activity
Cool Math

Coolmath: Finding the Equation of a Line Given Two Points

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Use this tutorial to find the equation of a line given two points.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Slope From a Graph

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
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.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Slope From an Equation in Slope Intercept Form

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
In this exercise, students practice determining slope from an equation written in standard form. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to watch a video, get hints, or try questions repeatedly.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Slope From Two Points

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
In this exercise, students practice determining the linear equation and slope from two points on a line graph. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to watch a video, get hints, or try questions repeatedly.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Slopes Between Points on a Line

For Teachers 8th Standards
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.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Proportional Relationships, Lines, and Equations

For Teachers 8th Standards
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...
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Linear Equations: Y=mx+b

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Graph lines using a slope and a y-intercept. Identify the slope and y-intercept from the equation of a line in slope-intercept form.
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Linear Equations: Ski Slope

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore slopes of lines and see how slope is represented on the x-y axes.
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Linear Equations: Points, Intercepts, and Slopes, Oh My!

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to graph lines with two methods: using x- and y-intercepts and using point-slope form.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Writing Slope Intercept Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Describes how to write a linear equation by using the y-intercept and another point on the line. Includes practice problems.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Slope in the Coordinate Plane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the slope of a line given two points. Includes a video [5 min. 29 sec.], examples, and review problems along with an answer key.