Wednesday, January 29

Learning Target: students will write linear equations in slope-intercept form from tables and graphs and use them to solve real world problems.

• Silent reading
• warm-up

A line contains the points: (-4, 7) and (2, 1). A second line crosses (-2, 1) and ( 9, 34).

Will the two lines intersect?

If so, where?

• quiz Friday - linear relationships - slope & y-intercept

Activity - matching linear relationships (graphs, tables, & equations)

Tuesday, January 28

Learning Target: students will write linear equations in slope-intercept form from tables and graphs and use them to solve real world problems.

• Silent reading
• warm-up
• small group explore - linear applications

Hot Dogs

• HW due Friday 1/31

Tuesday, January 21

Learning Target: students will write linear equations in slope-intercept form from tables and graphs.

• Silent reading
• warm-up
• Equation of a line (tables/graphs)
• Guess my rule

Classwork/Homework

Tuesday, January 14

Learning Target: Students will learn that a line is defined by a slope and a y-intercept and can be expressed as an equation of the form y=mx+b.

• Silent reading
• warm-up (slope)

Equation of a line (slope-intercept form) - review

• small group problem solving

Hit the Runway - equations of lines (click on the appropriate link below

8-1

8-2

• HW - writing equations of lines - due Thursday

Friday, January 10

Learning Target: Students will learn that a line is defined by a slope and a y-intercept and can be expressed as an equation of the form y=mx+b.

• silent reading
• warm-up (slope and y-intercept - developing the equation of a line)

on grid paper construct a line with a slope of +4.

build a table (t-chart) of coordinate pairs that are points on your line

*in a group of 4 compare your answers, are they the same, are they all correct, what is true about all those solutions that are correct? what is different?

• HW review & collect
• Notes (slope-intercept form of a linear equation)

y=mx+b

• Writing equations of lines

Wednesday, January 8

Learning Target: Students will understand that slope is a measure of steepness and can be determined by finding the ratio of the rise : run

• Silent reading
• Warm-up
• Recap yesterday's work

Exploring slope with stairs & steps

• Slope Notes

slope as ratio of change in y values: change in x values = rise/run

• Which is steeper - Desmos.com - use appropriate link below

8-1 Which is steeper?

8-2 Which is steeper?

• Practice - finding the slope of a line

Tuesday, January 7

Learning Target: Students will understand that slope is a measure of steepness and can be determined by finding the ratio of the rise : run

• Silent reading
• warm-up
• slope: steepness

Notes continued

Exploring slope with stairs and steps

***Create a (to scale) model staircase for the classroom going from floor to second floor above.

• Practice: Finding slope of a line - finish for HW

Friday, January 3

Learning Target: Students will understand that a linear relationship is a connection between two variables that is represented by a constant rate of change.

• Silent reading
• Fact fluency (small groups game of 24)
• Warm-up (linear relationships)

Notes (linear relationships)

rate, slope, y-intercept, coefficient