Curated OER
Functions
In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students evaluate functions. Students graphs functions and determine the domain and range, find the sum, difference, and product of functions, find composite functions and explore the end-behavior...
Curated OER
Function-al Machines and Spaghetti Graphs
Sixth graders identify the relationship between patterns and functions. For this algebra lesson, 6th graders use a "Functional Machine" to identify the rule. Students use a function table to plot the points using play dough dots.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Introduction to Functions
Input numbers into the function machine and explore independent and dependent variables.
University of Vienna (Austria)
Math Online: Functions
This interactive site uses applets to show sample graphs of each simple power function, a function plotter, graph puzzles, and more. Great site.
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PBS
Pbs Mathline: Mystery Liquids Lesson Plan [Pdf]
Young scholars gather data from two mystery liquids to explore linear functions. Printable lesson.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Functions and Their Graphs
Thirty-three problems present a variety of practice graphing a relation and checking to see if it is a function. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Graphing Functions
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of graphing functions. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check It" button...
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Domain, Range, Vertical Line Test
A detailed tutorial on functions covering the following topics: finding the domain and range of a function, using the vertical line test, determining whether a function is even, odd, or neither, and applying the greatest integer function...
Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Graphing Functions
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that take a look at graphing functions including several examples of graphing piecewise functions.
Student Achievement Partners
Illustrative Mathematics: Delivering the Mail [Pdf]
Assess students learning of linear functions with a summative assessment.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Cyberchase: Chess Wager
Harry and his friend make a wager on a game of chess and discuss the concept of exponential growth in this short Cyberchase video. [3:26]
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Reading Graphs
Presents an introductory lesson to teach students how to read and plot graphs and determine functions based on graphs.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Discovering Algebra: Changing the Shape of a Graph
Students will learn how to stretch or shrink a graph vertically.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Construction Tools: Interactive Function Graphs
Students draw a dynamic graph of the quadratic function with interactive parameters. They understand that there is only one graph of the function that changes dynamically as the values of the parameters change.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Velocity Test: Interpreting Velocity Graphs
In this activity, students' will use a motion detector to record the distance versus time data for the simple motion of a walker. They will calculate velocity from this graph and compare it with the velocity graph generated by the...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Picnic Challenge
In this activity, students find patterns to solve problems, explore functions, and graph linear functions on the coordinate plane.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Tic, Toc: Pendulum Motion
In this activity, students' will use a motion detector to plot the position versus time graph for a swinging pendulum. They will determine the period of the motion and model the position data using a cosine function.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Oh, Those Functions!
The teacher will send graphs of functions to the Activity Center from his/her calculator and the students will try to match the teacher's input.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Mc Dougal Littell Prealgebra: Graphing Quadratic Functions
Students will compare the graph of Y=x^2 with the graph of the given functions
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Exploring Motion Graphs
Students will create distance-time and velocity-time graphs with CBL2 and motion detectors.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Introduction to Functions
A good introductory tutorial on functions, through which you'll learn about relations, function, domain, and range by viewing several example questions and solutions, and by completing practice problems.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Operations With Functions
Learn how to perform operations with functions via viewing problems and step-by-step solutions and completing several practice problems and checking your work.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Graphing Functions by Plotting Points
Learn how to graph a function by plotting points and how to determine the domain and range of a function through sample problems and step-by-step solutions and practice problems for you to complete.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Intermediate Algebra: Introduction to Functions
This introductory tutorial on functions offers important definitions, examples of functions, and practice exercises for you to complete and check.