Long Live Math

Here is an activity I use when practicing the data standards for Algebra. The students take a survey and put their information in a table. The students then use the table to complete the questions. The students like completing the activity since it uses their own data!

This activity has students graphing linear functions. When finished, their graphs will have created a picture (a diamond)! They will need to know how to graph lines with fractional sloped and non-fractional slopes. They will also need to know how to graph vertical and horizontal slopes. There are only 3 linear functions like this, and since my students did not know how to do this, I decided to walk them through this part as the example. A fun way to engage the kids!

There are 9 linear function word problems that ask the students to identify x, an y from the problem, create a table, find the slope and y-intercept, and write the equation. This is an introduction lesson to writing equations for linear functions.

This activity has the students graph the itinerary of two teacher's trip to Disneyland on a four coordinate grid. They have to find the equation of a line using slope and a coordinate as well as understand what parallel and perpendicular lines mean. This activity is very engaging! It took two days to have the students complete it but it was well worth it! The activity is based off one of my coworkers and me, you can edit this very easily!

This station activities has students creating exponential and linear functions and evaluating them, creating an exponential and linear functions from tables, and writing equations from linear functions that are graphed.

This activity has the students assess the difference between finding the median and mean in a set of data.This includes standard deviation and box and whisker plots.

This is an activity that I use to have students practice graphing linear functions. They must include items to make a complete graph, such as a scale, arrows, and the y-intercept labeled.

The students compare the different prices of two DVD companies. They have to write an equation, create a table, and draw a graph for each one. Then, the students have to compare the two companies to find out which one is a better deal. Aligned to common core standard 8.F.4. Document is editable.

This study guide was created for the common core standard 8.F.4. The students need to represent linear functions in tables, graphs, and equations.