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Lesson Outline – Linear Equations

Group 2

Lesson Outline - Linear Equations

Aim: to understand all aspects of straight line graphs

Lesson Objective: to be able to plot straight line graphs for given equations (by using table of values)

Prior Vocabulary: x-axis, y-axis, co-ordinates, table of values, x-value, y-value

New Vocabulary: intercept, x-intercept, y-intercept, equation of a line

Possible misconceptions: all graphs go upwards from left to right,

all graphs are in the +ve x/ +ve y quadrant, all graphs are straight,

all graphs start at/go through (0,0), straight line graphs are finite

Key Questions: What do you already know about straight line graphs?

                     If I tell you the value of x, how will you work out what the value of y is?