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- Year 11•
- Higher
Checking and securing understanding of reading from context-based graphs
I can interpret graphs that model real-life situations graphically.
- Year 11•
- Higher
Checking and securing understanding of reading from context-based graphs
I can interpret graphs that model real-life situations graphically.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Distance-time graphs can tell you about a journey.
- By reading the graph, you can tell if there is mistake with it.
Keywords
Rate of change - The rate of change is how one variable changes with respect to another. If the change is constant, there is a linear relationship between the variables.
Common misconception
The line on a distance time graph can go in any direction.
The line may be horizontal, time changing without a change in distance, but it cannot be vertical. That would be a change in distance without a change in time. Additionally, our line cannot go backwards; time is always moving forwards.
To help you plan your year 11 maths lesson on: Checking and securing understanding of reading from context-based graphs, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 11 maths lesson on: Checking and securing understanding of reading from context-based graphs, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.If the rate of change between two variables is constant, then the relationship between them is __________
Q2.Which of these shows a constant rate of change between $$x$$ and $$y$$?
Q3.Which of these lines have negative gradient?
Q4.Starting with the steepest, put these lines in order of steepness.
Q5.The solution to the equation $$2-\frac{3}{5}x = -1$$ is $$x = $$ . Use the graph to help you.
Q6.Using this distance-time graph, calculate the distance travelled after 4 hours.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Here is a distance-time graph of a journey. When was the object moving the fastest?
Q2.Which sections of this graph are impossible?
Q3.On this 'distance from home' graph, which of these best describes what is happening at a)?
Q4.On this 'distance from home' graph, which of these best describes what is happening at b)?
Q5.Assuming it is filled at a constant rate, which of these could be a depth-time graph for this container?
Q6.Assuming they were filled at a constant rate, which container could this depth-time graph represent?
