Up and Down with Slopes

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Up and Down with Slopes Lesson Plan
Using Microsoft Excel as well as traditional methods, students will find the slope, x-intercept and y-intercept of linear equations, graph linear equations, discover the relationship between parallel and perpendicular lines and graph parallel and perpendicular lines. Using Microsoft Word, they will write a report detailing their findings on parallel and perpendicular lines.

• "Worksheet: Finding the Slope and Intercepts of a Linear Equation"
• "Worksheet Solutions: Finding the Slope and Intercepts of a Linear Equation"
• "Step Sheet: Slope and Intercepts"
• "Step Sheet: Creating a Graph in Excel"
• "Step Sheet: Graphing Pairs of Linear Equations"
• "Step Sheet: Graphing Pairs of Lines in Excel"
• "Worksheet: When are Lines Parallel or Perpendicular?"
• "Worksheet Solutions: When are Lines Parallel or Perpendicular?"
• "Sample: Graphing a Linear Equation"
• "Sample: Graphing Pairs of Lines"
• "Worksheet: Student Report"
• "Student Report Rubric"
• "Step Sheet: Creating a New Document"
• "Step Sheet: Importing Graphs from Excel into Word Documents"

On-line Resources

• Math Forum @ Drexel
  The starting place for math, it has information on levels K-12 in all areas of mathematics.
• The Math Forum: K-12 Algebra
  The Math Forum's K-12 Algebra page is a great place to start your search.
• The Math Forum: Problems of the Week
  The math forum's problems of the week will challenge students at a variety of academic levels.
• Graphing Linear Equations
  This is an extensive website on graphing linear equations. Requires Java.
• Lines and Slope: Chameleon Graphing
  This site is another online explanation of graphing lines.
• The Lesson Plans Page
  This site has a variety of math lesson plans.
• Voices of Girls in Science, Mathematics, and Technology
  This site encourages girls to stay interested in math; it has some good lesson plans.
• The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
  This site has a history of mathematics, biographies of mathematicians, and graphs of famous curves.
• Run-Down: Optical Illusions Gallery
  A page with many optical illusions, including ones with parallel lines, for use in Task 1.

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