Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
Alabama Content Standards and Benchmarks
- Use computers and graphing calculators to facilitate understanding of coordinate geometry
- Identify and graph functions on the Cartesian plane
- Graph linear functions in the form y = mx+b on the Cartesian plane
- Determine slopes and y-intercepts of lines
- Identify corresponding pairs of equations and graphs
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards
Algebra Standard
- Understand relations and functions, and select, convert flexibly among, and use various representations for them
- Understand and compare the properties of classes of functions, including exponential functions
- Understand the meaning of equivalent forms of expressions, equations, inequalities, and relations
Connections Standard
- Recognize equivalent representation of the same concept
- Recognize and apply mathematics in contexts outside of mathematics
Communication Standard
- Communicate mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peers, teachers, and others
Student Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Recognize graphs of common relations
- Identify common characteristics in families of lines and other functions
- Understand relations and functions, and select, convert, and showcase them using various representations
- Integrate technology and the arts to showcase visual representations of equivalent forms of common relations
- Recognize how the slope and y-intercepts affect the graph of a function
- Analyze patterns in the graphs and tables of various equations
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