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Graphing Lines

Graphing Lines Screenshot
  • Graphing Linear Equations
  • Lines
  • Slope
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Topics

  • Graphing Linear Equations
  • Lines
  • Slope

Description

Explore the world of lines. Investigate the relationships between linear equations, slope, and graphs of lines. Challenge yourself in the line game!

Sample Learning Goals

  • Explain how the slope of a graphed line can be computed.
  • Graph a line given an equation in either slope-intercept or point-slope form.
  • Write an equation in slope-intercept or point-slope form given a graphed line.
  • Predict how changing variables in a linear equation will affect the graphed line.
Version 1.2.1

For Teachers

Teacher Tips

Download teacher tips PDF Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ).

Teacher-Submitted Activities

Title Gold Star Contribution Contribution by PhET Authors Level Type
Slope-Intercept Lesson and Activity Sheet A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Amanda McGarry HS
MS		 Guided
Slope and Speed (revised) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Sarah Borenstein MS Lab
Exploring Slope and Speed A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Sarah Borenstein and Trish Loeblein MS Lab
Guided
Point-Slope Lesson and Activity Sheet A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Amanda McGarry MS
HS		 Guided
Slope Lesson and Activity Sheet A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Amanda McGarry HS
MS		 Guided
Exploring Solving Systems of Linear Equations A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. Mary Burr MS Guided
Discuss
Go the Distance! A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. Mary Burr MS Guided
Discuss
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS Other
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? This contribution was designed by PhET. Sarah Borenstein MS Other
CCSS Math Alignment with Sims This contribution was designed by PhET. Amanda McGarry HS
MS
K-5		 Other
Introduzione alle funzioni lineari MARIA GRAZIA CRISCI HS Guided
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment Elyse Zimmer MS
HS		 Other
Preguntas de razonamiento para todas las simulaciones HTML5 A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Diana López K-5
UG-Adv
HS
UG-Intro
MS
Grad		 HW
Discuss
Explorando sistemas de ecuaciones lineales Mary Burr y Jeffrey Bush, traducido al español por Diana López MS
HS		 Guided

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Translations

Language Download or Run Tips
Arabic All العربية Run now تمثيل المستقيمات
Basque All Basque Run now Zuzenak marraztuz
Bosnian All Bosanski Run now Crtanje pravih
Chinese (Simplified) All 中文 (中国) Run now 直线图形
Chinese (Traditional) All 中文 (台灣) Run now Graphing Lines_描繪所有直線
Danish All Dansk Run now Tegning af rette linier
Dutch All Nederlands Run now Rechten tekenen
Finnish All suomi Run now Suorien piirtäminen
French All français Run now Traceur de droites
German All Deutsch Run now Geraden ziehen
Greek All Ελληνικά Run now Γραφικές αναπαραστάσεις γραμμών
Hebrew All עברית Run now ציר הגרפים
Hungarian All magyar Run now Egyenesek ábrázolása
Irish All Gaeilge Run now Línte graif
Italian All italiano Run now Grafici lineari
Kazakh All Kazakh Run now Түзудің теңдеуі
Korean All 한국어 Run now 그래프에 선 그리기
Latvian All Latviešu Run now Taišņu zīmēšana
Maori All Maori Run now He Kauwhata Rārangi
Marathi All मराठी Run now आलेखावर रेषा काढने
Norwegian Bokmal All Norsk bokmål Run now Tegne Linjer
Polish All polski Run now Wykresy prostych
Portuguese (Brazil) All português (Brasil) Run now Traçando Retas
Russian All русский Run now Уравнение прямой 
Serbian All Српски Run now Цртање правих
Sinhalese All Sinhalese Run now සරල රේඛීය ප්‍රස්තාර
Slovak All Slovenčina Run now Grafy lineárnej funkcie
Slovenian All Slovenščina Run now Načrtovanje premic
Spanish All español Run now Graficando Rectas
Spanish (Mexico) All español (México) Run now Graficando Rectas
Spanish (Peru) All español (Perú) Run now Graficando Líneas
Spanish (Spain) All español (España) Run now Representando rectas
Swahili All Swahili Run now Mistari kwenye Graphu
Tamil All Tamil Run now வரைபிடும் கோடுகள்
Vietnamese All Tiếng Việt Run now Đồ thị Hàm tuyến tính

Software Requirements

Windows 7+ Mac OS 10.7+ iPad and iPad Mini with iOS Chromebook with Chrome OS
Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11, latest version of Firefox, latest version of Chrome.
Safari 9+, latest version of Firefox, latest version of Chrome.
Latest version of Safari
Latest version of Chrome

Credits

Design Team Third-party Libraries Thanks To
  • Ariel Paul (lead)
  • Chris Malley (developer)
  • Bryce Gruneich
  • Karina Hensberry
  • Patricia Loeblein
  • Amanda McGarry
  • Kathy Perkins
  • Sharon Siman-Tov (graphic arts)
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