Study Plan

Plan and/or Tasks:

Prerequisites: Learners should be able to work with graphs.

Glossary:

Slope: a number, usually in the form of a ratio, that gives the steepness of the line.

Experience:

1. Read the information and examples of Lines with different slopes.
2. Draw a random line on graph paper and find the slope.
 
Key Questions (Critical Thinking Questions)

1. What do we mean by a negative slope?
2. What line has a slope of 0?
3. Which slope is steeper- 5/4 or4/5?
4. What would be the slope of a steep road?

Skill Exercises:

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