Bring slope to life with this engaging, creative project that helps students visually and conceptually understand positive, negative, zero, and undefined slopes! Perfect for Algebra 1, this three-part project blends art and math as students design their own picture on a coordinate plane and analyze the slopes of the lines they draw.

What’s Included

• Student Project Directions (3-part structure)
  • Part 1: Create a picture using at least 16 lines
  • Part 2: Identify and label each line as having a positive, negative, horizontal, or vertical slope
  • Part 3: Find the slope of 12 chosen lines — using both the graph and the slope formula
• Example Project Page to guide student expectations
• Student Recording Sheets for slope classification and calculation
• Grading Rubric aligned to standards-based grading and learning targets
  • Learning Target 1: I can identify whether the direction of the line is positive, negative, horizontal, or vertical 
  • Learning Target 2: I can find the slope of a line using the graph provided and I can calculate the slope when given two points

Skills Covered

• Classifying slopes as positive, negative, zero, or undefined
• Calculating slope from a graph using rise over run
• Calculating slope from two points by applying the slope formula

Why Teachers Love It

• Student-centered: Encourages creativity while reinforcing key slope concepts
• Flexible: Works as a project, assessment, or enrichment activity
• Aligned: Supports Algebra 1 standards and standards-based grading
• Engaging: Students love the art-meets-math approach!