Investigating Lines With Our Minds!

Discover the relationships between the slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines. Students write the equations of lines parallel and/or perpendicular to a given line through a given point. Directions for using graph paper or x-y coordinate pegboards are given.
Resource ID#: 51177 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s) 30 Minute(s)
Keywords: parallel, perpendicular, slope, Equations of lines, slope-intercept, Parallel lines, equations of parallel lines, perpendicular lines, same slopes, slopes that are opposite reciprocals, equations of perpendicular lines, perpendicular slopes
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Problem-Solving Task,  Instructional Technique
Instructional Design Framework(s): Structured Inquiry (Level 2), Guided Inquiry (Level 3), Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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