SWBAT write formulas to fit linear and nonlinear data tables using knowledge of linear and nonlinear patterns.
Big Idea
What is going on in this table? In this highly-differentiated lesson, some students focus deeply on linear functions while others start to look at more complicated nonlinear functions.
For a function that models a relationship between two quantities, interpret key features of graphs and tables in terms of the quantities, and sketch graphs showing key features given a verbal description of the relationship. Key features include: intercepts; intervals where the function is increasing, decreasing, positive, or negative; relative maximums and minimums; symmetries; end behavior; and periodicity.*