Understanding+Slope

= = = = = **Big Idea:** =

An understanding of slope will lead to the ability to interpret real world applications.

Enduring Understandings:
 * Students will understand that slope represents a rate of change.
 * Students will understand that the slope represents the orientation of a line.
 * Slope can be determined in many ways rise over run, slope formula, as positive undefined negative and zero, as a ratio, or its steepness.
 * Students will understand slope is used to graph linear equations.

Knowldege that Applies to Enduring Understandings:
 * Students will know the definiton of slope as rise over run.
 * Students will know the defintion of slope as rise over run, slope formula and the steepness.

Skills of Enduring Understanding:
 * Students will be able to create a line given a slope.
 * Students will be be able to determine the slope of a given line.
 * Studens will be able to compare and interpret slope.
 * Students will be able to calculate slopes using rise over run, slope formula and by visual inspection of a graphed line
 * Students will be able to compare and interpret slopes-greater values result in steeper rise.

= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Essential Questions:   =


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What is the meaning of slope?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How is slope defined in real world situations?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How to interpret the rate of change and the signs of slope and the orientaiton of lines?