Graphing Lines

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About
Topics
- Graphing Linear Equations
- Lines
- Slope
Description
Explore the world of lines. Investigate the relationships between linear equations, slope, and graphs of lines. Challenge yourself in the line game!
Sample Learning Goals
- Explain how the slope of a graphed line can be computed.
- Graph a line given an equation in either slope-intercept or point-slope form.
- Write an equation in slope-intercept or point-slope form given a graphed line.
- Predict how changing variables in a linear equation will affect the graphed line.
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For Teachers
Teacher Tips
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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Authors | Level | Type |
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Slope and Speed (revised) |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Lab |
Exploring Slope and Speed |
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Sarah Borenstein and Trish Loeblein | MS | Lab Guided |
Point-Slope Lesson and Activity Sheet |
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Amanda McGarry | MS HS |
Guided |
Slope-Intercept Lesson and Activity Sheet |
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Amanda McGarry | MS HS |
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Slope Lesson and Activity Sheet |
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Amanda McGarry | MS HS |
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Exploring Solving Systems of Linear Equations |
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Mary Burr | MS | Guided Discuss |
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How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | |
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | |
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
Other |
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Translations
Language | Download or Run | Tips | |||
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Arabic | All العربية |
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تمثيل المستقيمات | ||
Chinese (Traditional) | All 中文 (台灣) |
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描繪所有直線_Graphing Lines | ||
Danish | All Dansk |
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Tegning af rette linier | ||
Dutch | All Nederlands |
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Rechten tekenen | ||
Finnish | All suomi |
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Suorien piirtäminen | ||
French | All français |
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Traceur de droites | ||
Italian | All italiano |
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Grafici lineari | ||
Korean | All 한국어 |
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그래프에 선 그리기 | ||
Latvian | All Latviešu |
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Taišņu zīmēšana | ||
Polish | All polski |
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Wykresy prostych | ||
Portuguese (Brazil) | All português (Brasil) |
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Traçando Retas | ||
Slovak | All Slovenčina |
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Grafy lineárnej funkcie | ||
Spanish (Peru) | All español (Perú) |
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Graficando Líneas | ||
Swahili | All Swahili |
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Mistari kwenye Graphu | ||
Vietnamese | All Tiếng Việt |
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Đồ thị Hàm tuyến tính |
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Software Requirements
Windows 7+ | Mac OS 10.7+ | iPad and iPad Mini with iOS | Chromebook with Chrome OS |
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Internet Explorer 10+ latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
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Safari 6.1 and up latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
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latest version of Safari
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latest version of Chrome
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Credits
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