Rate of Change Maze

Begin with Is the Rate of Change Constant so students see equal changes in y, then move to rates with units. The card sort, maze and review sheets mix tables and graphs for practice before a quiz.

Find the rate in each two column table and follow the matching rates through a maze from START to FINISH. The directions on the page read: Find the rate of change in the START table. Move to the touching box (up, down, left or right) whose top shows that rate in simplest form. Keep going until you reach FINISH. The page opens with a worked example, and an answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 7th grade algebra, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

Choose two columns, find the change in y and the change in x, and divide. For tickets 3 and 7 costing $27 and $63, the rate is 36 ÷ 4 = 9 dollars per ticket. Find the Rate of Change in a Table practices this with units.

In a table, find the rate between each pair of neighboring columns and check that every rate is the same. On a graph, the points must lie on one straight line. Is the Rate of Change Constant and Is the Rate of Change Constant From the Graph practice both.

It means an amount goes down as the other quantity goes up, such as water draining from a cooler over time. Rate of Change Graphs With Negative Rates has students find rates like gallons per minute as negative numbers.

When a rate is not constant, you can still find the rate between two chosen x values by dividing the change in y by the change in x. Rate of Change Over an Interval and Rate of Change Between Two x-Values give the two x values to use.