Mathematics / Year 8 / Number and Algebra / Linear and non-linear relationships

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Build bridges by adding pentagonal sections (each made up of four beams plus a shared beam). Examine a table and graph of the total number of beams used in bridges of different sizes. Predict the number of beams needed to build a wider span. Describe the number pattern. This learning object is the last in a series of five ...

• TLF-IDL762

Help three customers compare monthly call costs quoted by two different phone companies. Use line graphs to work out the costs for talk time, text messages and total costs. Recommend the best plan. This learning object is one in a series of six objects.

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This is a five-page HTML resource about solving problems concerning substitution into simple linear equations. It contains four questions, one of which is interactive, and one video. The resource discusses and explains substitution into simple linear equations to reinforce students' understanding.

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Compare monthly call plans quoted by a phone company. Use line graphs to work out the costs for talk time, text messages, photos and total costs. Recommend the best plan. This learning object is one in a series of six objects.

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Help three customers compare monthly call costs quoted by three different phone companies: Orbit, Presto and Kool. Use line graphs to work out the costs for talk time, text messages, photos and total costs. Recommend the best plan. This learning object is one in a series of six objects.

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Watch a video showing animals feeding at a zoo. See how linear equations are used to calculate daily feeding costs. For example, daily costs of meat for tigers is ($9.90 per kg x 36kg) + $10 delivery = $366.40. Adjust three variables on sliding scales to produce a given number.

• TLF-IDM010542

These illustrated information sheets revise the rules for vertical and horizontal lines and the meaning of m and c in the rule y = mx + c. Students find the rule for a given linear graph. Tables of values are created so that graphs can be plotted. This resource is one of a series of online resources from the BBC's Bitesize ...

• TLF-IDM010537

These illustrated information sheets revise the methods of solving linear equations from simple ones with one unknown term to ones with the unknown on both sides. The solution of equations containing brackets or fractions is also considered. Full algebraic working is shown for sample equations. Students solve equations ...

• TLF-IDM019620

Plot functions, create tables, add sliders and animate your graphs. Touch points of interest on the graph to show maximums, minimums and points of intersection. Type in an equation and watch the calculator solve the problem. Free when reviewed on 12/5/2015.

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Examine a pair of gears that drives a conveyor belt to an oven, including cases where the belt gear is larger than the driver. Notice that the number of rotations for each gear depends on the gear size (number of teeth). Explore the relationship between the number of teeth and the number of rotations. Build a table to compare ...

• TLF-IDM013357

This is a website designed for both teachers and students, which addresses content on plotting linear relationships from the Australian Curriculum for year 8 students. It contains material on plotting points on the Cartesian plane, working with tables of values, and looking at the gradient and the equation of a line. There ...

• TLF-IDM008826

This is a 25-page guide for teachers. This module introduces pronumerals and their uses. Algebraic notation is discussed. It includes substitution, adding like terms, the use of brackets, multiplying terms and using algebra to describe number patterns.

• TLF-IDM009027

This is a 19-page guide for teachers. It extends the use of pronumerals to include negative numbers. Algebraic notation is discussed. It includes substitution, adding like terms, the use of brackets, multiplying terms and using algebra to describe number patterns.

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How might you find out how much and where the Earth's oceans are warming? Watch the report by Ruben Meerman and discover how more than 3000 'nautical robots', known as argo floats, have been placed in the oceans to collect data on variations in temperature, pressure and salinity.