Turtle Time Trials

Students explore proportional relationships through the context of racing turtles, with a glimpse at non-proportional relationships. They begin to make connections between the different representations of proportional relationships: number lines, graphs, tables, and equations (MP2). Students will have opportunities throughout the unit to further develop their understanding of these connections and are not expected to master the ideas by the end of this lesson.

By Desmos Classroom

Learning goals: Learning Goals • Remember that a graph representing a proportional relationship is a line through `\left(0,\ 0\right)` and `\left(1,\ k\right)`. • Begin to see connections between a context and features of a corresponding graph, equation, and table.