Working with y = mx + c: Rich Tasks
You cannot beat a good rich task! For me, a rich task is one that both stimulates and challenges students of all ages and abilities. Here is a selection of some of my favourites.
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Median Rich Tasks and Purposeful Practise keyboard_arrow_up
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There are no words to express how much I love Don Steward and his amazing resources on his Median Blog. They allow for purposeful practise, to enable students to gain fluency in key skills. But they also have more than a sprinkling of richness, that leads students merrily along the path towards hypotheses and generalisations. Amazing.
Stairs steepnessstraight line graphs and nth terms
squares under the stairs
linear rules, with contexts
find the rule
4 in a line and negative co-ordinates
4 in a line extended
4 in a line further extended
where lines meet
four lines
straight line graph problems
linear equations and Mr Venn
Graph snaps
Muddled Up Graphs
Intersections
NRICH keyboard_arrow_up
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NRICH is simply one of the best websites for rich maths problems in the whole wide world.
Diamond CollectorTranslating Lines
Reflecting Lines
Doesn’t Add Up
Other Rich Tasks keyboard_arrow_up
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A selection of some of my favourite rich tasks, including – I must confess – some of my own. For my complete collection, including my thoughts on what makes a good rich task, please visit the Rich Tasks page.
Venn Diagram – Straight Line GraphsArithmagon – Equations of Lines
Inquiry Maths y - x = 4
Inquiry Maths Intersecting Lines
James Tanton's Curriculum Essay April 2015: Slope