Unit 5
Student Learning Targets
Grade 8
Inputs and Outputs
Inputs and Outputs
- I can write rules when I know input-output pairs.
- I know how an input-output diagram represents a rule.
Introduction to Functions
- I know that a function is a rule with exactly one output for each allowable input.
- I know that if a rule has exactly one output for each allowable input, then the output depends on the input.
Representing and Interpreting Functions
Linear Functions and Rates of Change
Linear Functions
- I can determine whether a function is increasing or decreasing based on whether its rate of change is positive or negative.
- I can explain in my own words how the graph of a linear function relates to its rate of change and initial value.
Linear Models
- I can decide when a linear function is a good model for data and when it is not.
- I can use data points to model a linear function.
Piecewise Linear Functions
- I can create graphs of nonlinear functions with pieces of linear functions.