Equation Grapher: Sketching Linear and Parabolic Graphs (Inquiry Based)

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• Lesson plan for understanding coefficients.pdf - 85 kB
• 1 Student directions for understanding coefficients linear graphs.doc - 32 kB
• 2 Student directions for understanding coefficients parabolic graphs.doc - 32 kB
• 1 Student directions for understanding coefficients linear graphs.pdf - 90 kB
• Lesson plan for understanding coefficients.doc - 31 kB
• 2 Student directions for understanding coefficients parabolic graphs.pdf - 94 kB

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Title	Equation Grapher: Sketching Linear and Parabolic Graphs (Inquiry Based)
Description	This is a set of two inquiry based activities to help students with sketching graphs. Learning Goals for the first lesson: Students will be able to: Sketch how the graph of a line changes as b and c vary (y=bx + c) Predict how a line graph will look given an equation in other forms. Learning Goals for the second lesson: Students will be able to: Sketch how a parabola changes as a, b, and c vary (y=ax2 + bx + c). Predict how a parabolic graph will look given equations in other forms.
Subject	Mathematics
Level	High School
Type	Lab
Duration	60 minutes
Answers Included	No
Language	English
Keywords	Graphing, coeffcient, equation, line, math, parabola, phet activity
Simulation(s)	Equation Grapher

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Author(s)	Trish Loeblein
Contact Email	patricia.loeblein@colorado.edu
School / Organization	PhET CU Boulder
Date submitted	1/18/07
Date updated	7/7/13