PBS
Pbs: Xy Flyer
Explore the behavior of lines by composing equations to launch a toy airplane through a series of hoops. This interactive exercise focuses on working in the coordinate plane and deepening the understanding of how slope and y-intercept...
Duke University
Duke University: Intercept of a Straight Line
A brief look at the y-intercept and how to write the y-intercept in point notation.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Graph From Slope Intercept Form
Practice drawing the graph of a line given in slope-intercept form. For example, graph y = 3x + 2. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
University of South Florida
Fcat: Spaghetti Bridges: Teacher Notes
Students build bridges and test their strength to collect data and write an equation. The concept of slope is explored in this activity.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Slope Intercept Form
Find a quick, concise explanation of the slope-intercept form. An example is given and clearly explained.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Algebra: Slope Intercept Form
The tutorial discusses the slope-intercept form of a line. Learners explore the concept through notes and examples. Practice problems are included to check for comprehension of the algebra topic.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Algebra: Draw Straight Line Graphs Using Y = Mx + B
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.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Investigating Y=mx+b
Students use a graphing calculator to explore graphs of equations in slope-intercept form.
Other
Interactive Algebra: Graphing Helper for (Y = Mx + B)
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.
Columbia University
Columbia University: Slope Intercept Form
This site from the Columbia University in the City of New York provides brief information on the slope-intercept form, and then has four helpful examples on the subject. Each example goes through the steps involved and arrives at a...
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,...
Learning Wave Communications
Learning Wave: Algebra, Section 2
The basic concepts of graphing are covered on this site, including points, slopes, equations of lines, and y-intercept. A quick discussion on the Pythagorean Theorem is also concluded. Several practice and application problems are...
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.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Kinematics: Graphical Analysis of One Dimensional Motion
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe a straight-line graph in terms of its slope and y-intercept, determine average velocity or instantaneous velocity from a graph of position vs. time, determine average or...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Linear Equation Test
This interactive site checks students' understanding of slope and intercept. Seven question require students to determine slope and intercept of a line from the graph. The site is a test that can be scored on-line.
Integrated Publishing
Integrated Publishing: Equation of a Straight Line
This math tutorial shows the relationship of a slope to a straight line and how to write equations in point-slope or slope-intercept form.
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.
Texas Instruments
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.
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Perpendicular Lines in the Coordinate Plane
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use slopes to determine if two lines are perpendicular.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Proportional Relationships, Lines, and Equations
In this task, 8th graders are shown the graphs of two lines with the same slope. They are given the equation for the first line and the coordinates of a point on the second and are asked to find the equation for the second line. Aligns...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Parallel Lines in the Coordinate Plane
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use slopes to determine if two lines are parallel.
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...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Human Slope
Students will participate in this discovery activity intended for them to uncover the role each variable plays in the graph of a line in the form y = mx + b. Students will actually demonstrate lines in slope intercept form on a life size...
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