Lesson Plan: What Is Slope?

This lesson is the first in a six-part series designed to introduce middle school students to the concept of slope. Through interactive digital resources from Media4Math, students will explore how slope represents the ratio of vertical change to horizontal change between two points on a line.

Key learning objectives include:

• Defining slope as a ratio of rise over run.
• Interpreting slope in real-world scenarios, such as staircases and ramps.
• Calculating slope using coordinate points on a graph.

The lesson includes engaging digital media, practice problems, and guided activities to help students develop a strong conceptual understanding. This resource is aligned with educational standards, making it an essential part of any middle school math curriculum.

Subscribers to Media4Math can download PDF versions of the lesson plan for easy classroom use.