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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Web Math: Graph a Line

For Students 9th - 10th
WebMath offers a java applet that allows you to input the slope of a line and a point on the line and gives you the equation, in slope-intercept form, of the line with the given slope that passes through the point. It also includes a...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Linear Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Thirteen problems present a variety of problems working with various aspects of linear functions. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Linear Equations in Point Slope Form

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to use the point-slope form of linear equations and functions.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Write a Function in Slope Intercept Form

For Students 8th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn to write a function in slope-intercept form
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Using Activity Center: Slope/y Intercepts of Linear Equation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The teacher will submit an equation using activity center but will not show the students the equation.
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Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble

Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Slope and Intercept

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The tutorial explores slope and intercept. Students learn about the concept through class notes, examples, and practice problems. Topics include linear functions and slope. Review exercises and a chapter quiz are included.
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Graphs and Functions

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
This lesson plan is directed at introducing learners to how to graph functions on the Cartesian coordinate plane. They will experience several categories of functions including lines and parabolas. Resources and interactive tools are...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Graphing Linear Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this guide to practice graphing linear functions using Claris Works with your students. The lesson walks you through the process of setting up Claris Works step-by-step.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Graphing Linear Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students understand the concepts associated with the graphs of linear functions. They find and plot points, sketch graphs, and calculate gradient and intercepts.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Using Linear Programming in Real Life Problems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students explore linear equation models for real-life situations.
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Topics in Pre Calculus: The Equation of a Straight Line

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains linear functions and the equation of a straight line. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems. Point this site out to...
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eBook
Math Planet

Math Planet: Algebra 1: Linear Equations in the Coordinate Plane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides examples and a video lesson that illustrates how to graph a linear equation.
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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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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S Id, F if Laptop Battery Charge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This task uses a situation that is familiar to students to solve a problem they probably have all encountered before: How long will it take until an electronic device has a fully charged battery? Given data, students perform a variety of...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Gpe.5 Triangles Inscribed in Circle

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students use ideas about linear functions to determine when certain angles are right angles. They use the fact that two lines (if not vertical or horizontal) are perpendicular when their slopes are inverse reciprocals, as...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Boiling Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars are shown two tables of data showing the approximate boiling point of water at different elevations. Both data sets can be modeled by linear functions but with different slopes. When the tables are combined, however,...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Basketball Bounces, Assessment Variation 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This task asks young scholars to analyze a set of data about the height of a basketball for each time it bounces. They choose a model that reasonably fits the data and use the model to answer questions about the physical context. This...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Basketball Bounces, Assessment Variation 2

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This task asks students to analyze a set of data about the height of a basketball for each time it bounces. They choose a model that reasonably fits the data and use the model to answer questions about the physical context. This second...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le, a Rei Population and Food Supply

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students analyze the sizes of a country's population and of its food supply to determine when and if food shortages will occur. To solve it, they must construct and compare linear and exponential functions and find where...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Linear or Exponential?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students are asked to identify whether changes are linear or exponential. Aligns with F-LE.A.1.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Us Population 1982 1988

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students are shown a table of U.S. population data between 1982 and 1988 and are asked to explore whether linear functions would be appropriate to model relationships within the data. Aligns with F-LE.B.5 and F-LE.A.1.b.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Equal Differences Over Equal Intervals 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students prove that linear functions grow by equal differences over equal intervals, and notice that in this case, the equal differences have the same value as the slope. Aligns with F-LE.A.1.a.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Sandia Aerial Tram

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this task, students examine data on the elevation and the minutes into a ride for a tram that is traveling up a mountain and write an equation for the function that models the relationship between the two variables. Aligns with...