Linear Functions - Slope

Unit Handouts

Additional Resources

Slope From Two Points Overview
Slope Overview
Slope and Similar Triangles Video
Slope Video
Horizontal and Vertical Lines Video
Slope From a Graph Practice - Kuta Software
Slope from Two Points Practice - Kuta Software
Horizontal and Vertical Lines Practice
Slope Practice

Parent Guide

Standards:

8.EE.5 - Graph proportional relationships, interpreting the unit rate as the slope of the graph. Compare two different proportional relationships represented in different ways. For example, compare a distance-time graph to a distance-time equation to determine which of two moving objects has greater speed.

8.EE.6 - Use similar triangles to explain why the slope m is the same between any two distinct points on a non-vertical line in the coordinate plane; derive the equation y = mx for a line through the origin and the equation y = mx + b for a line intercepting the vertical axis at b.

8.F.5 - Describe qualitatively the functional relationship between two quantities by analyzing a graph (e.g., where the function is increasing or decreasing, linear or nonlinear). Sketch a graph that exhibits the qualitative features of a function that has been described verbally.

Videos