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Virginia Department of Education

Determining Direct Variation

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
Once learners realize what direct variation is, they see it's just a type of linear function. The lesson poses a general question that leads to the creation of the y = kx formula. The resource includes discussion prompts and ideas for...
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Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

Direct and Inverse Variations

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Enhance pupil understanding of proportions and variable relationships by studying direct and inverse variation. Use the idea of a proportional relationship to teach direct variation. Then use a similar pattern to help individuals...
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Worksheet
Cloud Front

Direct Variation Worksheet

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Direct variation can be applied to many problems and here is a worksheet that has learners practicing them all. The skills include graphing, finding proportional relationships, and solving word problems to show how different factors...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Direct Variation: Value of a Painting

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Help your pupils find a pattern of direct variation. Young scholars use input-output pairs to find a constant of variation and then write the equation. As they build their equations, the interactive lesson provides feedback.
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Curated OER

Direct Variation

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students solve equations by applying direct variation relationship. They solve problems using proportions and ratios while using direct variation. There are 3 problems with an answer key.
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Worksheet
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Curated OER

Direct Variation

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students solve problems involving direct variation.  The two page worksheet contains a combination of twelve multiple choice and free response questions.  Answers are included. 
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Types of Variations

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Scholars determine how two quantities vary with respect to each other. They complete a fill-in-the-blank activity by stating whether the entities vary directly, inversely, or jointly, create equations that match different variations, and...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Joint and Combined Variation: Variable Sliders

For Students 8th - 10th
Learners use a pair of sliders to investigate how changes in a variable affects other variables in joint variation. A set of five challenge questions tests understanding.
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Be Direct - Oil Spills on Land

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students participate in an activity to simulate direct variation. In this oil spills on land lesson, students participate in a simulation using toilet paper and vegetable oil to explore the characteristics of direct variation. They...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Very Varied - Inverse variation

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students identify inverse variations. In this inverse variation lesson plan, students explore graphs and identify the inverse variation. They write equations for the inverse variation. Students compare and contrast the inverse...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Direct Variation

For Students 8th - 11th
In this direct variation worksheet, students answer 4 multiple choice questions that involve identifying a direct and constant variation and writing the direct variation equation.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Direct Variation

For Students 11th
In this direct variation worksheet, 11th graders solve 11 different problems that include applying direct variation to solve. First, they find the constant of the variation described. Then, students use the charts at the bottom of the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Direct Variation

For Students 11th
In this Algebra II activity, 11th graders solve problems involving direct variation.  The two page activity contains explanation, examples, and twenty-one problems.  Answers are not included. 
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Curated OER

Quiz: Direct Variation

For Students Higher Ed
In this direct variation worksheet, students solve ten questions about direct variation. Each problem is presented in story problem format. Students write the direct variation equation and solve for the required information.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Direct Variation

For Students 8th - 12th
For this direct variation worksheet, students complete 9 multiple choice problems regarding direct variation. Students determine direct variation equations from word problems and from graphs.
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Performance
Radford University

Exploring Types of Variation Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Create a variable list of problems. Groups come up with four scenarios. Each situation represents different types of variation, direct, inverse, joint, and combined. Teams then generate questions about their contextual problems for...
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Worksheet
Iredell - Statesville Schools

Direct and Inverse Variation Worksheet

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Provide learners with a instructional activity that provides problems that focuses on direct and inverse variations, proportional relationships, graphing, and word problems. The goal is to find the outcome and decide what type of...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Graphs of Linear Model of Direct Variation: On the Moon

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
You'll be over the moon about this resource. Scholars draw a line representing the weight of an object on the moon based on its mass. Consideration of the constant of proportionality allows them to see relationships between weight of an...
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Corbett Maths

Direct Proportion

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Direct change by finding the constant. Using two known values within a direct proportion, the resource shows how to find the constant of proportionality. Once individuals do that, they then find any value given the other. The video works...
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Lesson Plan
CPM

Direct, Joint, and Inverse Variation

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Here is a quick guide to direct, joint, and inverse variation used in realistic situations. Each topic has a page of notes and examples followed by practice problems. The resource explains each type of variation and provides their...
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Lesson Plan
02 x 02 Worksheets

Inverse Variation

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Discover an inverse variation pattern. A simple lesson plan design allows learners to explore a nonlinear pattern. Scholars analyze a distance, speed, and time relationship through tables and graphs. Eventually, they write an equation to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exercise Set 3.3: Variation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
For this variation worksheet, students solve 26 variation problems. Students determine the missing variable by using joint, direct, or inverse variation.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graphs of Direct Variation

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Young scholars identify graphs for direct variation. In this algebra worksheet, students analyze graphs to determine their direct variation. They also determine whether the graphs are functions or not.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graphs and Direct Variation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students solve problems with direct variation. In this algebra lesson, students analyze graphs to figure out the direct variation of a line. They observe the slopes based the steepness of the lines.

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