Linear Functions

These activities are designed for algebra students studying linear functions as tables, graphs, and equations.

Grades: 7th - 9th Grade

• Describing Lines

  Informal ideas help develop formal language for describing lines, such as increasing, decreasing, slope, quadrant, and intercept.

• Turtle Time Trials
• Polygraph: Lines

• Writing Equations

  Equations in slope-intercept form describe a line’s starting value and rate of change.

• Put the Point on the Line
• Match My Line
• Land the Plane
• Parallel Lines

• Playing and Modeling With Lines

  Being able to write equations increases our mathematical power and allows us to make predictions.

• Marbleslides: Lines
• LEGO Prices

• Wrapping It Up

  Reflecting on the structure of linear functions helps solidify our learning.

• Card Sort: Linear Functions
• Two Truths and a Lie: Lines