Lesson Plan

Airplanes and Airstrips, Part 2

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Table the decision to land. Pupils form flight crews by matching up different representations of linear equations. Given a set of coordinates for an airstrip, the crews determine the equation of the line that will position their planes for a straight landing. The teams then create a comic strip to describe how to find the equation of a line from a table of values.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Lead a discussion about the minimum number of points needed to create an accurate line
Classroom Considerations
  • Requires learners to know how to graph linear equations
  • Assumes the class is familiar with finding slope from two points
Pros
  • Provides a link to describe learning strategies
  • Contains reminders to instructors via teacher notes
  • Includes a template for the comic strip
Cons
  • None