Slippery Slope

skislope

STEM Thursday, Tom Browne Middle, April 26th, 2016

Presenters:  Ms. Baker, Ms. Moore, Ms. Pedrazine, Ms. Scherer, Ms. Solis

Slippery Slope 5E Lesson Plan

Engage

 What do we know about the slope of similar  right triangles?

Ski Jumping: Understanding Proportional Relationships

similar triangle

Explore

Slippery Slope Student Hand-out

Slippery Slope Answer Key

Where do we see slope outside of the classroom?

roller coaster

Explain

  • How can we tell if a slope is negative or positive from the picture or graph?

  • What can we conclude about all right triangles formed with two points on the same line?

Elaborate

Time to write your own problems!

Evaluate

eval