Application Lesson Plan Applying Graphs of Linear Equations

Lesson Objective: Given a real-life problem, decide how, if at all, a linear equation and / or a graph of a linear equation would help solve a problem. (Objective K) Lesson Goal: The student will be able to decide whether real-life problems will be best solved by using a linear equations. Beginning: Homework collected Prior Knowledge: Graph linear equations. Solve a one variable equation. Solve for a specified variable in an equation. Lesson Students collect necessary materials for the lesson development as they come into the classroom. 1: Initial problem introduction and analysis (18 Min) Students are given four problems (Part one of Task Sheet)

They are told to solve the problem, and check their work through graphing.

Two problems will be able to be solved by using a linear equation and can be graphed. Daniel sells magazine subscriptions and earns $4 for every new subscriber he signs up. Daniel also earns a $38 weekly bonus regardless of how many magazine subscriptions he sells. He sold 10 new subscriptions last week, and 8 the week before. If Daniel wants to earn $90 this week, how many subscriptions does he need to sell? You are getting t-shirts for your club at school. The printing company charges a $15 set up fee and $6.25 for each shirt. If you want to get 10 shirts, how much will it cost to print the t-shirts?

Two problems will be able to be solved through reasoning. Sara sells boxes of cookies in her neighborhood, and earns $4 for every box that is sold. How many boxes of cookies does she need to sell if she wants to earn $16?

Two consecutive numbers have a sum of 91. What are the numbers?

Students will have 10-12 minutes to work and solve the problem.

Then the students will in a class discussion share which way was used to solve the Are the problems asking the same thing? How are the problems similar?

problem. (Brief, ~4 minutes?)

How are the problems different? reasoning linear equation

What are some ways that you solved the problems?

With which problems could we use a linear equation to solve the problem?

Observations are written down on the board, and copied into the students notebooks.

2: Subsequent problem confrontation and analysis (22 Min) Student will now be given several different questions. (Part Two of the Tasksheet) They will be asked to analyze the problem, and see which method is best to solve it.

Students will have 15 minutes to work as partners on the problems. During this time the teacher will be monitoring students work, and answering The teacher will use open ended questions to encourage the students to find the answer for themselves. They will use the Think Aloud strategy if needed. If more than two students seem to have the same question, the teacher will repeat the question and direct the answer to the entire class.

questions as needed.

The teacher will then lead a class discussion. What types of problems did you find? What were the different methods to solve the problems? Did you use linear equations to help you solve some of the problems? What types of problems did you use linear equations on? Did you graph any of the equations?

This leads into Step Three: Rule Articulation

3: Rule articulation (15 min)

Continuing with the discussion, the class will determine a rule for when linear

equations apply to a problem or not. The teacher will ask the students questions to help facilitate the discussion.

What was similar between the questions that had linear equations? The use of variables There was a set value.

What was different between the examples of one being solved with linear equations and the one that wasnt? What clues can we use to see if there linear equations relate to the problem? What information is pertinent to the answering the question? Is there information in the question that we dont need? What problems did you not solve by using a linear equation? Why? To be able to use a linear equation, you must have a set value or constant, a set rate ($/week, sec/feet, etc), and a variable that needs to be solved for. As a Journal prompt, the students will be asked to respond to the following question in their math journals or notebooks. How can linear equations be used to represent real-world and mathematical situations? 4: Extension into subsequent lessons From now on the students will be held responsible for following the set rule of when to use linear equations in future problems. Whenever story problems are worked, the students will revisit and use this method of solving when applicable.

The rule will be set for using linear equations in solving problem

Close of Class Homework Assigned

Mini Experiment Prompt Dana receives gifts for each day of the 12 Days of Christmas. The number of gifts received each day of the 12 days of Christmas as a function of the day. (On the 4th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 4 calling birds, 3 french hens, 2 turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree). The Tree Hugger Granola Company makes trail mix with candies and nuts. The cost of candies for a trail mix is $2 per pound and the cost of the nuts is $1.50 per pound. The total cost of a batch of trail mix $540.

Explain in detail how these two relations can be represented through a mathematical model, present all models possible. Present the models for each relation and decide which relation is that of a linear function, sustain your decision with proof. Analyze the differences about the two relations.

Observers Rubric (8 Points Possible) Process of creating mathematical models to represent scenarios. 2+ Decide which relation represents a linear function and . +2 Prove decision. +2 Analysis of data. +2

Tasksheet Part One: Solve the following problems.

Name:_______________________

1: Daniel sells magazine subscriptions and earns $4 for every new subscriber he signs up. Daniel also earns a $38 weekly bonus regardless of how many magazine subscriptions he sells. He sold 10 new subscriptions last week, and 8 the week before. If Daniel wants to earn $90 this week, how many subscriptions does he need to sell?

2: Sara is wanting to make a pencil box to help keep her pencils and pens all organized. She had 15 different pens and pencils that she carries around with her now. If a new pencil is 7 inches before being sharpened, and a pen is 6.5 long, how long should the pencil box be? What should the width and height be on the completed pencil box?

3: You are getting t-shirts for your club at school. The printing company charges a $15 set up fee and $6.25 for each shirt. If you want to get 10 shirts, how much will it cost to print the t-shirts.

4:Sally is taking a survey of which is the best cookie between Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter, and Sugar Cookies. She decides to ask 30 people. 12 said that Chocolate Chip cookies are their favorite, and 8 said that Peanut Butter cookies were theirs. How many people said that Sugar Cookies were their favorite cookie? What was the most liked cookie over all?

Part Two: Determine the best method to solve the following problems, and then solve the problem. 1: An internet caf charges $.15 to log in to the WiFi network, and $.07 for every minute thereafter. How long can you be online then if you only have $20?

2:To move up to the maestro level in her piano school, Jane needs to master at least 131 songs. Jane has already mastered 42 songs. If Jane can master 2 songs per month, what is the minimum number of months it will take her to move to the maestro level?

3:Bob is two year older than his little sister Alice. Sally, Bobs older sister is 2 years older than him. Taken together, the sum of Bob and Alices ages is 8. How old are Bob and Alice?

4: Jaden is having a party, but he is not sure how big of a cake he needs to get. He wants to invite 10 of his really good friends, but one or two may not be able to come. If he wants everyone to get a 2x2 slice of cake, what are the dimensions of the cake he needs to buy?

5: Gens dad is building an addition onto their house, and he is now putting up the sheetrock to cover the wood. One wall has an area of 120 square feet. If a single piece of sheet rock is 5 ft x 3 ft in size, how many pieces of sheetrock will be needed to cover the entire wall?

6: Two consecutive integers have a sum of 91. What are the two integers?

7: The altitude in Denver, CO is exactly one mile above sea level, or 5,280 feet. A bird takes off from the ground in Denver and climbs 330 feet in 30 seconds. How far above Earths surface will the bird be after 40 seconds if it continues to climb at the same rate?

8: Our family has a small pool for relaxing in the summer that holds 1500 gallons of water. I decided to fill the pool for the summer. When I had 5 gallons of water in the pool, I decided that I didnt want to stand outside and watch the pool fill, so I had to figure out how long it would take so that I could leave, but come back to off the water at the right time. I checked the flow on the hose and found that it was filling the pool at a rate of 2 gallons every minute. How long would it take for the pool to get fill up with water?