Objectives
- Students will identify lines with zero and undefined slope.
- Students will describe, in terms of coordinates, what is special about points on horizontal and vertical lines.
- Students will explain why the slope of a horizontal line is zero and why the slope of a vertical line is undefined.
About the Lesson
The activity involves examining the vertical and horizontal changes when moving from one point to another on a line. As a result, students will:
- Understand that when the vertical change between two points is zero, the slope is zero, and when the horizontal change between two points is zero, the slope is undefined.
- Move points and will observe the line move as well as the vertical and horizontal change.