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Desmos Activity: Exploring the Slope Formula
Display Title
Desmos Activity: Exploring the Slope Formula
Use a custom Desmos graphing calculator activity to explore the slope formula. The Desmos activity includes the slope formula equation. Students input the values for the two coordinates. They can also use the provided sliders to input the values. The Desmos interactive will calculate the slope of the line connecting the two points, as well as the graph of the line itself.
There is a companion worksheet for this activity, which subscribers can download. The worksheet is a PDF file.
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Common Core Standards | CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.B.5 |
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Grade Range | 6 - 8 |
Curriculum Nodes |
Algebra • Linear Functions and Equations • Slope |
Copyright Year | 2021 |
Keywords | desmos.com, Desmos Topic Collection, Desmos Tutorials, slope formula, rise over the run |