Desmos
We will spend 10 minutes to complete the activity in this section.
Desmos is a powerful website/app for graphing functions, plotting data, exploring transformations and engaging students with pre-made digital activities-all for FREE!
Desmos is a powerful website/app for graphing functions, plotting data, exploring transformations and engaging students with pre-made digital activities-all for FREE!
Please quickly review the main features of the application in the screen shots below.
Task:
Task:
For this task, we will be learning to use the graphing calculator app.
Here are your Learning Goals for this activity.
- I can plot a point in each quadrant
- I can create a movable point by typing (a, b) and clicking 'all'
- I can create a table of values whose y-values are double the x-values
- I can zoom in, zoom out, and return to 'default zoom'
- I can adjust the window to display only Quadrant 1
- I can create a 'square grid' with the x-axis ranging fro -100 to +100 and a step size of 40
- I can plot a slop-intercept form line with sliders
- Challenge!
- I can use restrictions to plot a line segment between the points (-3, 0) and (0, 4)
Are you ready?? Click here!
Are you ready?? Click here!
- You will need to click on the link provided and then click 'join'.
If time permits, you can try a second activity here.
If time permits, you can try a second activity here.
If you would like to explore how you can use pre-made digital activities with your class, go to the teacher website. In order to maximize your use of the activities, you will need to sign up for a teacher account (you can simply sign in with Google).
At the end of this task, share your thoughts here!
At the end of this task, share your thoughts here!