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Algebra I: Multiple Representations

by Texas Instruments

Objectives

  • Students will interpret information represented in tables, graphs, and symbols.
  • Students will be able to find the slope from a table, from a graph, and in an equation.
  • Students will interpret the meaning of slope and intercepts in the context of a real world situation.
  • Students will recognize that a real world situation often has conditions that naturally restrict the domain.

Vocabulary

  • Function
  • Functional notation
  • Ordered pairs
  • Rate of change
  • Slope
  • y-intercept

About the Lesson

This lesson involves the concept of interpreting slope as a rate of change in the context of a real world problem situation. As a result, students will:

  • Collect ordered pairs and interpret the connections across various representations of the data using a symbolic rule relating income to the number of hours worked.
  • Investigate the connections between symbols, ordered pairs, tables, and graphs.
  • Recognize the vertical intercept and slope in each of these representations. The lesson assumes knowledge of function notation.