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COMBINED RATING

4.0 Stars

TEACHERS (36)

4.3

STUDENTS (977)

3.8

LENGTH

19 Minutes

GRADES

6
7
8

CAPABILITIES

Text-to-Speech Support

Description

Learn about slope equations and how to prove the consistency of slope using similar triangles!

Vocabulary Words

slope
gradient
y-axis
x-axis
ratio
y-intercept
rise & run

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Prove Consistency Of Slope Using Similar Triangles. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Plotting points on the coordinate plane, in which each axis is marked with a scale representing one quantity, affords a visual representation of the relationship between two quantities where the slope is the unit rate.
The ratio between the rise and run for any two points on the line is always the same.
Similar right triangles with the same hypotenuse (Slope) and angles have the same ratio of the legs (Rise and Run).
For a line through the origin, the right triangle whose hypotenuse is the line segment from (0, 0) to a point (x, y) on the line is similar to the right triangle from (0, 0) to the point (1, m) on the line. So, y/x = m/1 or y = mx.
The equation for a line not through the origin can be derived in a similar way, starting from the y-intercept (0, b) instead of the origin so y =mx + b where b is the y-intercept (where the graph intercepts the y-axis).

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

In this game, you will be learning about slope - what do you think slope is? What direction does the x axis travel? What do you think a coordinate plane is? In the equation y=mx+b, what does m represent? In the equation y=mx+b, what does b represent?

After the Game

In this game, you learned about the "delta" symbol - what does it represent? How do you calculate slope? How would you explain rise and run to another student? How can you determine if the slope of a line is positive or negative? When given an equation in slope-intercept form, what is the first point of the line that you would graph?

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Game Details

Difficulty

Content Integration

Lexile Level

505