Lesson Plan

Increasing and Decreasing Functions 1

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Model situations with graphs. In the fourth installment of a 16-part module, scholars learn to qualitatively analyze graphs of piecewise linear functions in context. They learn to sketch graphs for different situations.

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CCSS: Designed
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Instructional Ideas
  • Have learners brainstorm contexts for a given graph in a journal entry
Classroom Considerations
  • Lesson uses piecewise linear functions, but does not define piecewise functions
  • Graphs including nonlinear functions show up in the next lesson
Pros
  • Professional-looking graphs
  • Situations involve a variety of contexts that allow pupils to see importance of mathematics
Cons
  • None
Common Core