PBS
Pbs: String Product: Finding the Y Intercept
Examine how a giant piece of art at the National Museum of Mathematics reveals some unexpected relationships between coordinates on a parabola. This video focuses on the relationship between negative and positive points on the parabola...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Introduction to Slope and Intercepts Partner Activity
This partner activity is designed to have pre-Algebra students or Algebra 1 students compare and contrast different screen shots and begin to develop concepts needed to describe slope and intercepts.
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Linear Functions and Models: Basics: Slope and Intercept
A mathematics tutorial that allows you to interactively learn and manipulate the slope and intercepts of a line.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Algebra: Intercepts
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.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Linear Equations Review
This Learn Check file is a review of linear equations. There are problems about slope, x- and y-intercepts, and writing equations of lines.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Funnel Volumes: Volume and Weight
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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Definition of Slope
[Free Registration/Login Required] Presents the definition of slope and the formulas for y-intercept form.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.f Downhill
In this task, a car is traveling down a steep hill. Students are given the function for elevation versus distance from the start and are asked to find and explain the slope and intercepts of the graph. Aligns with 8.F.B.4.
Other
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...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Graphing Linear Equations
Twenty-one problems present a variety of practice graphing linear equations. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution" button to...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Writing Linear Equations
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will be able to write an equation of a line given a point and a slope. Students write the equation of a line given appropriate information such as slope, x-intercept, y-intercept, two points,...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Find the Change
In this task, 8th graders work with linear functions and learn how to discuss and make calculations with slope and x- and y-intercepts. Aligns with 8.EE.B.
Concord Consortium
Seeing Math: Function Analyzer
The Function Analyzer allows learners to see the connections among three representations of a function: symbolic, area, and graphic. In addition, by allowing learners to change the value of four elements of a function - the coefficient...
Windstream
Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Functions of Two Variables
An introduction to functions with two variables, including several examples relating to linear programming. The tutorial includes graphical examples of the functions and also review questions located at the bottom of the page.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Straight Lines
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore straight lines, graphing lines and applying the formula for graphing linear equations.