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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10 Activities to Practice Linear Functions Like a Boss
Slope and y-intercept make up the crux of the 8th grade math standards. We spend 5 full weeks on learning slope and y-intercept and how to apply them, not to mention all the other time throughout the year getting ready to learn about them and then reviewing and applying them. It still surprises me how complex it all becomes. When you come to think of it, students have to identify slope and the y-intercept in various way. They also have to create them in various forms, and they have to be able to interpret them in many forms as well. It can reach a point of overwhelm for both the teacher and the students. Every year I pledge to myself that I will do better to help students reach the understanding they need to have and every year I get closer to that goal. In this post I’ll share ten activity ideas that get students lots of practice with using equations of linear models to solve problems. [Read more…] about 10 Activities to Practice Linear Functions Like a Boss
