In this task, students work in groups of four to match four representations of linear relationships: stories, equations, graphs, and tables. In order to ensure that all students participate equally, I designed the task so that each student was responsible for one representation. They were not allowed to show each other their cards; instead, they could only form the matches by verbally describing the information contained in their cards, such as the slope and the y-intercept. As groups completed the activity, they were given the opportunity to create their own set of matching representations for a single situation.
In this activity, students employed the following Math Practices:
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