Our Junior students are learning about straight equations so after using a few online interactive resources, playing kahoot and completing a teacher-created Quizizz resource a few were still struggling to identify the gradient, also known as the slope or m value and the Y intercept or c value.
I had a conference lesson with 3 students and tried to break it down
s........l.....o.....w..........l.......y. using this example
y = 2x - 3
Teacher: Read this straight line equationStudent: y equals 2x minus 3
Teacher: Repeat it to your friend
Student: y equals 2x minus 3
Teacher: So to find the gradient you must look to see what is in front of the letter x. So what do you see in front of the letter x
Student: (silent)
Teacher: Remember to look to see what is in front of the letter x
Student: Which way is the front?
This was a teachable moment .........................
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