Big Ideas

In this unit, students learn about functions and their components: input, output, and the relationship between them. They use the terms "independent variable" and "dependent variable" and understand functions as a way to describe how one quantity depends on another. Students represent functions using tables, equations, and graphs, and analyze functions. They also explore linear functions, including concepts such as the constant of proportionality, rate of change, and slope. Students study three-dimensional shapes, focusing on volume formulas as examples of functions.

Topics

1. Inputs and Outputs (L 1-2)

2. Representing and Interpreting Functions (L 3-7)

3. Linear Functions and Rates of Change (L 8-10)

4. Prisms, Cylinders, and Cones (L 11-20)

5. Dimensions and Spheres (L 21-25)