Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Funciones De Primer Grado
In Spanish. Interactive activities dealing with graphing equations in the form of y=mx+b.
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Texas Instruments: Step Up
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.
Google
Google for Education: Linear Association
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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Texas Instruments: Getting Started With the Ti Navigator: What's My Line
This lesson introduces students to Activity Center and is intended to help students understand the meaning of slope and y-intercept. They will explore the relationships between symbolic expressions and graphs of lines by using Activity...
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Texas Instruments: Cabri Jr. The Equation of a L Ine
This activity uses Cabri Jr. to graph a line and show the equation of the line. The equations for oblique, horizontal and vertical lines are explored with emphasis on slope and y-intercept.
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Texas Instruments: Coordinate Geometry the Equation of a Line
This activity teaches students the relationship between the slope, y-intercept, and the equation of a line.
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Texas Instruments: Linear Functions Using the Cbl 2
Students will generate data on the CBL 2 to represent a linear function. They will investigate the slope of a direct variation. Then they will use different starting points to represent y intercept.
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Texas Instruments: Math Today for Ti Navigator System: More Students Apply Early
Using the USA TODAY Infograph, "More students apply early," students will explore scatter plots and independent and dependent variables. Students will determine a best-fit regression model for the real-life data set and then use the...
University of South Florida
Fcat: Exploring Linear Equations: Teacher Notes
This lesson plan guides students through the use of a graphing calculator to explore the slope and y-intercept of a line.
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Texas Instruments: Using the Transform Application in an Algebra Class
This activity is intended to be a discovery activity for students to determine the effect that changing m and b have on the equation y=mx+b. There is a teacher guide and an activity to determine the student's level of understanding.
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Texas Instruments: Investigating Equations of Lines
In this activity, students explore the equations of lines written in the form: y = mx + b. They move points defining the lines, and view the related changes in the parameters of the equations.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Intersection of Two Straight Lines
Learn about the intersection of two straight lines with this helpful reference tool. Provides a detailed definition, examples, and an interactive activity that enhance further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
Curated OER
Linear Functions
This site contains a short tutorial on point-slope, slope-intercept, and general form of linear equations. The site has an interactive graph of lines showing how the graph of a line changes when values of the linear equation change.
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Texas Instruments: Symbolic Study of Lines
Students will write an equation in slope-intercept form given two points on the line; write an equation in Ax + By = C form given slope and one set of coordinates; and prove lines to be parallel or perpendicular given vertices of...
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Texas Instruments: Number Patterns and Functions: Rules, Tables
Number patterns can be made with any of the operations or combination of operations. Range and domain of any function can be listed in a table. When these functions are linear, the equation can be written in slope intercept form.
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Texas Instruments: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines on Ti Smartview
This is an introductory lesson on graphing parallel and perpendicular lines. The students will have a good visual on how these lines relate to each other. This also illustrates how to determine equations in slope-intercept form of a line...
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Desmos: Linear Bundle
A collection of activities where students investigate linear equations. Activities involve an exploration of the lines in a polygraph and the vocabulary needed to describe them accurately; the slope in graphs; lines in different...
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Texas Instruments: Staggered Races 1: Varying the ?B? In Y=mx+b
The primary focus in this activity is on parallel lines and equivalent equations. In Activity 1 and Activity 2, the class collectively will create a system of parallel and coinciding lines. It is important to focus on parallel lines...
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Texas Instruments: Polynomial Addition, Subtraction
This StudyCard stack teaches that, when linear functions are added, the slope of the sum is equal to the sum of the slopes, likewise for y-intercepts. Includes quadratic and up polynomials.
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Texas Instruments: Perpendicular or Parallel?
Students can use TI 73 calculators to explore equations that create parallel and perpendicular lines. Teacher will use the screen capture feature of the Navigator system to display students graphs and equations to discuss observations to...
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Texas Instruments: Adding Marbles
Each time students add ten marbles to a container filled with a small amount of water, they measure the height of the water. Students will examine their data and develop linear equations.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Graphing Is Great!
Students will explore graphing individually and in groups. They will also use an interactive activity to discuss slope and intercepts. To assess the lesson, students will use the floor tiles in the classroom as a large sheet of graph...
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Texas Instruments: Explore Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Students can use a graphing calculator to explore graphs of parallel and perpendicular lines. Students will find that parallel lines have the same slope and different y-intercepts and that the slopes of two perpendicular lines are...
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Texas Instruments: I Am Your Density
In this activity you will: Model data using a linear equation; interpret the slope and intercept values from a linear model; identify a characteristic property of a substance; and examine the relationship between mass, volume, and density.