After teaching students the concepts of slope and y-intercept year after year, there’s one thing I know for sure. They can’t get enough practice. We learn about slope for a week, and then we work with y-intercept for a week. Next, we spend two weeks comparing functions and then go into a unit about writing linear equations in slope intercept form. Along with all that, students also have to be able to look at a function and explain the situation it represents. [Read more…] about 9 Awesome Activities for Writing Equations in Slope Intercept Form
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8 Slope Intercept Word Problems Activities that Rock
It feels like the biggest emphasis in 8th grade math is slope and y-intercept. This topic is found all over the standards and goes from basic to complicated. In the end, we don’t just want students to know a whole bunch of stuff about linear expressions. We want them to be able to apply what they’ve learned about slope and y-intercept. We want students to interpret situations, make predictions, and solve problems. [Read more…] about 8 Slope Intercept Word Problems Activities that Rock
How to Get the Most Out of Your Slope Intercept Form Foldable
Slope Intercept Form Foldable
Sometimes the most simple foldables are the best ones. That’s how I feel about the slope intercept form foldable. Students struggle to understand slope and y-intercept because there are so many parts to it. This foldable is an excellent reference that simply shows what the different parts of slope intercept form formula stand for. This gives students a basic understanding that each part of the formula can be replace by something. (Click here to get this foldable. All you have to do is print and go.) [Read more…] about How to Get the Most Out of Your Slope Intercept Form Foldable
