Learning Targets:

• I can determine whether a function is increasing or decreasing based on whether its rate of change is positive or negative.

• I can explain in my own words how the graph of a linear function relates to its rate of change and initial value.

Directions:

1. Use Slides 4 - 10 for the lesson.

2. Click on the link for Linear Functions interactive lesson.

3. Record your work in your math journal or on a sheet of paper.

Learning Targets:

• I can decide when a linear function is a good model for data and when it is not.

• I can use data points to model a linear function.

Directions:

1. Use Slides 14 - 25 for the lesson.

2. Click on the link for Linear Models interactive lesson.

3. Record your work in your math journal or on a sheet of paper.

Learning Targets:

• I can create graphs of non-linear functions with pieces of linear functions.

Directions:

1. Use Slides 26 - 36 for the lesson.

2. Click on the link for Piecewise Linear Functions interactive lesson.

3. Record your work in your math journal or on a sheet of paper.