Introduction

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Lesson Objectives

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...

  • Represent data on a graph and describe how they are related.

Essential Questions

  • What does the slope a line tells you about the line?
  • What does the slope and y-intercept of a line tell you about a line?
  • How are horizontal lines and vertical lines different?
  • What does the equation of a line tell you about graph of the line?

Enduring Understandings

  • Linear relationships can be defined on the coordinate plane.
  • The slope of a linear equation represents a constant rate of change.
  • The characteristics of linear equations and their graphs are useful in solving real-world problems.

The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Algebra I standards: 12, 14, 25, 28, 29, and 31.