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Lesson Plan
K20 LEARN

Airplanes and Airstrips, Part 2

For Teachers 9th Standards
Table the decision to land. Pupils form flight crews by matching up different representations of linear equations. Given a set of coordinates for an airstrip, the crews determine the equation of the line that will position their planes...
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Handout
Del Mar College

All About Lines

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
This resource should be called "All About Lines, and Then Some!". Packed full of all the key components of linear functions, learners review how to set up different equations, find intercepts, and graph. All the main topics are included...
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Printables
Google

Write a Linear Equation Foldable

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Simplicity and organization accompany the learning of linear equations in this handy foldable. Step by step, learners write a linear equation given two points, and then write a linear equation when given a graph. The point-slope...
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Printables
Wordpress

I Can Find Slope

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Your young mathematicians will appreciate this wonderfully organized summary and explanation of linear slope. Approaching slope as it looks in a table of values, on a graph, in an equation, and between two points, this note sheet is...
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Instructional Video5:42
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Flipped Math

Unit 3 Review: Parallell and Perpendicular Lines

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Learners watch a quick review on the Parallel and Perpendicular Lines unit. The pupils work through ten review problems ranging from identifying types of angles formed by parallel lines and transversals to writing equations of parallel...
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Instructional Video9:40
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Flipped Math

Equations of Lines in the Coordinate Plane

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What, you mean there is algebra in a Geometry class? Pupils review graphing and writing the equations of lines in slope-intercept form. The instruction follows the "I do, we do, you do" framework of a lesson. The instructor first...
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Instructional Video13:20
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Flipped Math

Slopes of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Apply slopes and not slipping. Learners discover the relationship between slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines. Individuals use that information to find equations of lines through a given point that is either parallel or...
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Performance
Radford University

Picturing Lines

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Slopes are everywhere—even in houses! Given a picture of a house, learners find lines with positive, negative, zero, and no slopes. Scholars determine the equation of the lines by calculating the slopes and y-intercepts. Class members...
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Performance
Radford University

Finding Slope

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The class takes a trip about the school and find four places to measure the rise and run of objects that represent slope in the building. Pairs work together to calculate the slope of each object and determine whether any ramp they find...
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Performance
Radford University

Staircases and Ramps

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Ramp up the study of slope. The class participates in a discussion about the physical aspects of stairs and ramps they encounter. Small groups work together and measure a staircase and corresponding ramp to calculate the slope of each....
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Performance
Radford University

Create A Ramp Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Ramp up a design challenge. Class members design ramps to meet a client's requirements to comply with the American with Disabilities Act. The scholars create a scaled graph of their designs and determine the equations of the lines on...
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Performance
Radford University

Finding a Location for Your Kitchen Island

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Where is the best place to work? Small groups map out a kitchen on a coordinate plane and find the centers of the work triangle to find the best place to install an island. The teams use algebraic methods to locate the center by finding...
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Unit Plan
Radford University

Buying A Car

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What is my monthly payment? Scholars research to find the perfect car for them to buy. Using the cost of the car, they determine a down payment and the amount of monthly payments using a zero interest loan. Finally, they investigate what...
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Unit Plan
Radford University

Ramp It Up

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils gather measurements of real-world objects that have slopes. They then plot the measurements and find an equation of a line that fits the measurements. Finally, groups investigate the ADA and determine whether different ramps meet...
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Instructional Video8:36
Corbett Maths

Instantaneous Rates of Change

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Here's a great lesson that looks at slope as an instantaneous change. Using an estimated tangent line, the presenter shows the class how to find an approximation for the instantaneous rate of change. Scholars determine the slope of the...
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Lesson Plan
Project Maths

Introduction to Calculus

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed Standards
Don't let your class's heart rates rise as you introduce them to differentiation ... an inquiry-based lesson plan helps them keep it in check! The second lesson plan in a three-part series asks learners to analyze the rate of change of...
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Lesson Plan
Kenan Fellows

Math Made Simple as 1-2-3: Simplified Educational Approach to Algebra

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
Writing an equation of a line is as easy as m and b. A lesson presentation gives individuals different strategies for writing equations of lines. Some items provide a slope and a point while others provide two points. Whatever the given,...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Slope: Hiking in the Woods

For Students 7th - 9th
Learning about slopes from a hike in the woods is a walk in the park. Scholars slide a cutout of a person to simulate a hike along several paths. Passing through indicated points reveals the type of slope (positive, negative, zero, or...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Graphs Using Slope-Intercept Form: Zip-Line

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Zip lines aren't so scary when all your scholars use them for is math. Young mathematicians see how the slope of a zip-line to a building changes as the height changes. They answer a set of challenge questions regarding the scenario.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Slope: A-Frame House

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
This resource on learning about slopes from A-frames is A-okay. A simple interactive has learners adjust the height and width of an A-frame house, and then calculate the slope of the roof for each situation.
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Lesson Plan
02 x 02 Worksheets

Slope

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
What does slope have to do with lines? Pupils work with lines and determine the slope of the lines informally and with the slope formula. Groups use their knowledge to calculate the slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines. They also...
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Lesson Plan
West Contra Costa Unified School District

Point-Slope Application Problems

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Create a linear equation for a problem when the intercept information is not given. The two-day lesson introduces the class to the point-slope form, which can be used for problems when the initial conditions are not provided. Pupils...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

There is Only One Line Passing Through a Given Point with a Given Slope

For Teachers 8th Standards
Prove that an equation in slope-intercept form names only one line. At the beginning, the teacher leads the class through a proof that there is only one line passing through a given point with a given slope using contradiction. The 19th...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Some Facts About Graphs of Linear Equations in Two Variables

For Teachers 8th Standards
Develop another way to find the equation of a line. The instructional activity introduces the procedure to find the equation of a line given two points on the line. Pupils determine the two points from the graph of the line.