Lesson Objective

Students will review and demonstrate mastery of identifying, comparing, and modeling functional relationships, including interpreting rates of change and initial values in various contexts.

How can mathematical expressions be represented and evaluated?

Why is order important when evaluating expressions?

Why is it important to use a variable when evaluating a real-life situation?

function
rate of change
y-intercept
x-intercept
independent variable
dependent variable
increasing
decreasing
constant
interval

8.F.A: Define, evaluate, and compare functions.

8.F.B: Use functions to model relationships between quantities

This lesson serves as a summative assessment period to evaluate students' ability to solve multi-step real-life problems using algebraic reasoning and functional models (DOK 3).

Confusing input and output values when evaluating functions.

Incorrectly identifying a relation as a function if it fails the vertical line test.

Misinterpreting the "initial value" in the context of a real-world problem.

Guided notes

Unit Assessment