Magness Math

Students use gapminder.org/tools to discover the relationships between various historical factors and the population of many countries over time. This lesson connects history with linear relationships. It is a great way to add context to graphs and help students apply their math knowledge in a unique cross-content way.

Students will use misleading leading graphs to create advertisements and explain why it is a misrepresentation of the data. They will also create misleading graphs.

Goal: Introduce students to the many types of functions by having students create an image in Desmos.com  Functions: linear, quadratic, cubic, radicals, periodic, and conic sections  Emphasis: domain, range, graph transformations from parent functions A great introduction activity for graph transformations and parent functions. Students love creating their own image. Includes a function dance. A great activity to get students moving that helps make connections, particularly for kinesthetic lear

In this lab, students will investigate how many pennies in a cup it will take to break a bridge of spaghetti. They will study linear equations in a hands-on way.

Matching Slope-Intercept and Standard Form activity from graphs.

Students will write and graph linear equations as well as compare them to find the best rates.