Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Matching Lines To Equations


Does the above look familiar? You give your students an equation, ask them to pick arbitrary points for x in order to solve for y. Then take those points, plot them,  and graph the line. Here's a variation from paper and pencil.

Instead of plotting point, try matching lines with equations  




Bolting two pieces of wood together we create an X, Y coordinate. 


Using a straight stick, the students goal is to hold the stick in a way that represents the line drawn when the points were plotted.

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