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Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Algebra: Draw Straight Line Graphs Using Y = Mx + B

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students watch an online tutorial on the concept of graphing using slope intercept form. After watching, students test their knowledge by attempting ten practice problems that increase or decrease in difficulty based on their answers.
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Website
Cool Math

Coolmath: Perpendicular Lines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This CoolMath Resource will help students determine if lines are perpendicular by finding the slope, using the point-slope formula, and graphing.
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Website
Cool Math

Coolmath: Parallel Lines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This CoolMath resource will help students understand how to use slope and the point-slope form to determine if two lines are parallel.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Investigating Y=mx+b

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use a graphing calculator to explore graphs of equations in slope-intercept form.
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Handout
Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Graphs of Linear Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief overview of three methods used to graph lines is presented through examples. Slope-intercept, point-slope, and intercept form are demonstrated step-by-step along with a review of the formula for finding the slope of a line.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Basic Algebra: Intercepts

For Students 9th - 10th
The tutorial discusses the x and y-intercepts. Learners explore the concepts through notes and examples. Practice problems are included to check for comprehension of the algebra topics.
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Interactive
Other

Interactive Algebra: Graphing Helper for (Y = Mx + B)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Enter the slope and y-intercept of any line and it will be graphed for you. This site is great for becoming familiar with the concept of graphing and for checking your own graphs. Requires Java.
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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Slope

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from MathWorld.com provides charts, links, and definitions pertaining to slope.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Walk My Walk

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A two-part activity that uses a CBR to develop the notion of slope and y-intercept through various walking activities. Part A develops a general notion of how changes in walking are reflected in various graphical representations. Part B...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Linear Equations Review

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Learn Check file is a review of linear equations. There are problems about slope, x- and y-intercepts, and writing equations of lines.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Funnel Volumes: Volume and Weight

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students' will use a force sensor to measure the weight of a water filled funnel as it drains. They analyze the weight versus time data and describe it using concepts of slope and intercepts of a linear function.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Y=mx+b Quick Check

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity students use an activity center to input equations with correct slope and y-intercept.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Graph Using Intercepts: Graphs of Linear Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn how to make and analyze graphs of linear functions. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Slope of Parallel Lines

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Given slope and y-intercept (or a point) can you create the equation for a line parallel to that line (and then graph it)?
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Definition of Slope

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Presents the definition of slope and the formulas for y-intercept form.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S Id.7 Texting and Grades

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Medhavi suspects that there is a relationship between the number of text messages high school students send and their academic achievement. To explore this, she asks a random sample of 52 students at her school how many text messages...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A rei.d.10: Collinear Points

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This task leads young scholars through a series of problems which illustrate a crucial interplay between algebra and geometry. Aligns with A-REI.D.10.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Writing Linear Functions Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Practice writing a linear function that represents a real-world relationship that is given verbally. Functions are written using function notation.
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Google

Google for Education: Linear Association

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
This student activity allows for practice in graphing data in a spreadsheet and relate the "slope" of their graphs to the association between two sets of data.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Linear Models

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn the different forms of an equation of a line and will find the equations of a line in all three forms- point-slope form, slope-intercept form, and the general form (Ax+By=C).
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Duke University

Duke University: Intercept of a Straight Line

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief look at the y-intercept and how to write the y-intercept in point notation.
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Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Intermediate Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a tutorial for students in algebra 2 or for those who need a refresher. The site has explanations, definitions, examples, practice problems and practice tests are found covering topics such as linear equations, graphing,...
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Other

Technical Tutoring: Linear Functions and Straight Lines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to write equations for linear functions in all three forms: point-slope, slope-intercept, and general. Also look at equations for parallel and perpendicular. The page gives an explanation of how to obtain the point slope form...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Step Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn to use measurements on a real model to develop the concept of slope and linear functions. They use a calculator to explore changing the slopes and Y- intercepts in the slope intercept form Y = MX + B.

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