Common Core State Standards
7.RP.2 Recognize and represent
proportional relationships between quantities.
7.RP.2a Decide whether two
quantities are in a proportional relationship, e.g., by testing for equivalent
ratios in a table or graphing on a coordinate plane and observing whether the
graph is a straight line through the origin.
7.RP.2b Identify the constant of
proportionality (unit rate) in tables, graphs, equations, diagrams, and verbal
descriptions of proportional relationships.
Essential Question How
can you determine if a linear function is a direct variation from an equation
Objective use direct variation to solve problems
Lesson Vocabulary
direct variation
constant of variation
constant of proportionality