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Don't leave this task on the shelf — use it is assess middle schoolers understanding of patterns. Participants try to discover a pattern in the number of bricks and planks used to make shelves. They then match descriptions and equations of certain relationships regarding the shelves with their graphs.
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Instructional Ideas
- Provide manipulatives, such as Lego blocks, for learners needing assistance
Classroom Considerations
- Learners need to be able to identify graphs for equations of the form y = b and y = mx
- Note that the task uses the terminology against rather than versus (e.g., "The number of bricks against the number of shelves")
Pros
- Uses discrete graphs rather than continuous graphs
- Includes rubric
Cons
- Inconsistent formatting of variables (regular versus italics)
- Rubric uses unexplained abbreviation