Submerge yourself in the study of slope. Scholars investigate a situation involving slope and the rate of change of a submarine. An additional example further explores the concept of slope by changing one of the conditions of the submarine.

Concepts

slope, rate of change, graphing functions, linear functions, linear modeling, linear relationships

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the writing prompt as an exit ticket

Classroom Considerations

• Decide whether to provide graphing calculators and/or graph paper
• Learners should have some experience with rate of change and slope

Pros

• Provides some extension activities

Cons

• Only offers two guided practice examples

Common Core

7.EE.B.4.a 8.EE.B.5 HSA-CED.A.1 HSA-CED.A.2 MP2 MP4