Math Missions
Slope Sketches: Draw & Calculate Slope of Lines
Looking for a way to make slope engaging? Try this unofficial Minecraft-themed activity — where students make and engage with art as they practice classifying lines, and finding the slope by applying the slope formula to two coordinate points.
- Slope & Rate of ChangeTopics like slope formula
- 8th GradeAligned to Common Core State Standards
- Math ProjectsReal-life math projects to make math real.
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Why you'll love this
It includes comprehensive teacher and student instructions, with a handy review section reminding students how to classify lines and compute slope (aka rate of change). This can be used as a project to review slope or even am extra credit assignment.
What's included?
The activity is print-and-go, with 12 pages in total:
1 teacher instructions page
2 image pages (1 color, 1 greyscale)
1 student drawing page
2 student instruction pages
4 student worksheet pages
2 answer key pages
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