This PowerPoint introduces the topic of straight line graphs and focuses on understanding and plotting linear functions in the form y=mx+c.
PowerPoint straight line graphs lesson
- Coordinate the starter to begin with (make sure audio is turned on, as sound is embedded in slides)
- Phase 1: generate coordinates from functions
- Phase 2: plot the coordinates on worksheets
- Extension: Generate and plot coordinates for two non-linear functions
KS3 Maths Curriculum Area
Number Reduce a given linear equation in two variables to the standard form y = mx + c; calculate and interpret gradients and intercepts of graphs of such linear equations numerically, graphically and algebraically
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Straight line graphs – Introductory lesson PowerPoint for KS3
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