Basics of Linear Equation

Unit 1 – Introduction to linear equation

3 Lessons

Overview of linear equation

What are dependent and independent variables?

Practice -Make linear equation from everyday situation

Unit 2 – Check if an equation is linear or not

4 Lessons

Method 1 : Check if an equation is linear by making a table of values

Practice – Check if an equation is linear by making a table of values

Method 2 : Check if an equation is linear just by looking at the equation

Practice – Check if an equation is linear by looking at the equation

Solving linear equations

Unit 3 – Basic understanding of solutions of linear equations

4 Lessons

What is a solution of a linear equation?

Practice – Make table of solutions and write them as ordered pair(Simple equations)

Easy way to make table of solutions when you have fraction in the equation

Practice – Make table of solutions (equations with fraction)

Basics of Graphing Linear Equations

Unit 4 – Basic concepts of graphing

3 Lessons

What is a Cartesian coordinate plane?

How to plot points on a coordinate plane

Practice – Which quadrant these ordered pair belong to

Unit 5 – Graphing linear equations

7 Lessons

How to graph a linear equation

Find solutions of a linear equation from the graph

Easy way to graph a linear equation with fraction

How to graph a linear equation with negative x

Practice – Plot a few linear equations on a graph paper (Simple equations)

Practice – Plot a few linear equations on a graph paper (Equations with fraction)

Practice – Plot a few linear equations on a graph paper (Equations with negative x)

Graphing linear equations - Intercept of a line

Unit 6 – Concept of intercept

3 Lessons

What is the intercept of a linear equation? Learn from everyday activity

What is the x and y intercept of a linear graph

Practice – Find x and y intercepts of few linear graphs

Unit 7 – Find intercept by making a graph

2 Lessons

Find intercept of a linear equation by making a graph

Practice – Find intercept of a linear equation by making a graph

Unit 8 – Find intercept by making a table of solution (without graphing)

2 Lessons

Find intercept by making a table of solution ( without graphing)

Practice – Find intercept by making a table of solution ( without graphing)

Unit 9 – Find intercept from the linear equation ( Without a table or a graph)

2 Lessons

Find intercept from the linear equation ( Without a table or a graph)

Practice – Find intercept from the linear equation ( Without a table or a graph)

Graphing linear equations - Slope of a line

Unit 10 – Graphing linear equations – Concept of slope

12 Lessons

What is the slope of a linear equation? Learn from everyday activity

What is the slope of a linear graph?

How to find the slope of a linear equation from two points using a formula ( Rise over Run)

Practice – Find slope from two points of a graph

Practice – Find slope from two points

How to find the slope of a linear equation ( From table of solutions, no graph)

Practice – Find slope from the table of solutions

Practice – Find slope by looking at the equation

Slope and direction of a line (Positive and Negative slope)

Slope of parallel line

Slope of lines parallel to y axis

Slope of lines perpendicular to y axis

Slope-Intercept format of a Linear Equation ( y = mx + b)

Unit 11 – Linear equation in Slope-Intercept format ( y = mx + b)

2 Lessons

What is the slope-intercept format of a linear equation?

Practice – Write linear equation in slope intercept format

Unit 12 – Make linear equation from slope and a point

2 Lessons

How to make a linear equation from point-slope information ( “m” is known but “b” is not known)

Practice – Make a linear equation from point-slope information

Unit 13 – Make linear equation from two points

2 Lessons

How to make a linear equation when 2 points are known

Practice – Make an equation with 2 points

Unit 14 – Draw a graph when only slope and intercept are known

3 Lessons

How to draw a graph from slope-intercept information

How to draw a graph from slope-point information

Practice – Draw graphs from slope-intercept information

Standard form of Linear Equation ( ax + by = c)

Unit 15 – Generic or Standard form of linear equation

4 Lessons

What is the standard form of a linear equation?

How to convert equation from standard to slope-intercept format

Practice – Convert equation from standard to slope-intercept format

Practice – Convert equation from slope-intercept to standard format

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