Water Cooler

Students explore lines with decreasing slope through a context.

By Amplify Classroom

Grades: 8th Grade

Subject: Math

Learning goals: Today’s Goals • Write an equation for a linear relationship with a negative slope by expressing regularity in repeated reasoning. • Connect representations of the slope and vertical intercept between a graph, equation, and situation. • Interpret the horizontal and vertical intercepts of a real-world linear relationship. (Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening)