A line is a line is a line. As a middle school assessment task, learners first identify graphs of given linear equations. They then identify the equations that represent real-world situations.

Concepts

linear equations, graphing linear equations, math modeling

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the task to assess understanding of linear graphs

Classroom Considerations

• The given equations include a horizontal line
• Learners need to have experience modeling situations with linear functions

Pros

• Includes answer key and rubric
• Contains a blank coordinate plane, so no graph paper is necessary

Cons

• Scale labels on some of the graphs are a little hard to see
• Incorrect page numbers

Common Core

8.F.B.4 MP2 MP3 MP6 MP7