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Learning Objective:''We'will'explore'the'concept'of'a'function'and'
provide'a'formal'definition'for'functions.'(Lesson'56)''
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Concept Development:

Functions'are'used'to'make'predictions'about'real'life'situations.'We'can'predict'the'
distance'an'object'has'traveled'for'any'given'time'interval.''
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Can$we$assume$a$constant$rate?$
Suppose'a'moving'object'travels'256'feet' The'object'is'actually'a'stone'that'has'
in'4'seconds.'Assume'that'the'object'
been'dropped'from'a'height'of'256'feet.'
travels'at'a'constant'speed.'Write'a'
It'take'exactly'4'seconds'for'the'stone'to'
linear'equation'in'two'variables'to'
hit'the'ground.''
represent'the'situation,'and'use'it'to'
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make'predictions'about'the'distance'
How'far'does'it'travel'in'the'first'three'
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Number'of'
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Number'of'
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A$function$is$a$rule$or$formula$that$assigns$to$each$input$exactly$one$output.''
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Functions'are'used'to'describe'PREDICTIVE'relationships.''
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Functions'can'be'represented'4'different'ways:'
Verbal$Description$
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A'stone'falls'from'a'height'of'256'feet'in'
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Guided / Independent Practice:

Use'the'table'to'answer'the'questions'below.''
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Number'of'
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2.'Look'at'the'distance'the'stone'falls'each'
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Interval'between'1.5]2'seconds'

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Determine'if'the'following'tables'and'graphs'can'represent'functions.''
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Input$(x)$
Output$(y)$
Input$(x)$
Output$(y)$
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Apples$$bought$ Price$paid$in$
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Independent'Practice'is'exit'ticket'from'lesson'2'

Activating Prior Knowledge:

We'can'write'linear'equations'from'graphs'
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Closure:
Consider'the'2'tables'below.''How'would'you'explain'to'someone'who'was'absent'
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Input'
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Output'

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320'

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81'

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