Steeper, Faster, Division, and Slope

Posted on 8/2/2016 by Scott Adamson
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What does "steeper" mean? What does "faster" mean? And how do these ideas connect to the idea of linear functions? This 3-part series explores these questions and helps students to understand why we divide when computing slope and what proportional correspondence has to do with it all!

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7.RP.A.1 7.RP.A.2 7.RP.A.2b 7.RP.A.2c 7.RP.A.2d 8.F.A.1 8.F.A.3 8.F.B.4 MP.1 MP.2 MP.3 MP.4 MP.5 MP.6 MP.7 MP.8
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MP.1 MP.2 MP.3 MP.4 MP.5 MP.6 MP.7 MP.8
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7 8 HS
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