INQUIRY LESSON PLAN FOR WEEK 3 ENDING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

SUBJECT: MATH

TOPIC: Functions

CLASS: 8TH GRADE

DURATION: 45 MINUTES

NUMBER IN CLASS: 1

SEX: MIXED

SEMESTER: 1ST

QUARTER: 1ST

TEACHER: MR. CHRIS ORYA

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to;

i. Gain an understanding of what a Function means

ii. Represent functions on a graph.
iii. Interpret graphs of functions.

LEARNING RESOURCES: A graph book, Algebra 1 Textbook

REFERENCES: mathsproject.ie

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR: Learner is familiar with the use of graph book and equations.

PRESENTATION

INTRODUCTION

The teacher introduces his lesson with a narration. At a store the carrots cost $2.50/lb.
The price the customer pays is dependent on how many pounds of carrots that he buys.
Another way to say this is to say that the total cost is a function of the pounds bought.
We can write this as an equation.

Total cost = price per lb . x

Or -------y = 2.50 . x

STEP 2

Teacher explains what a function is. A function is an equation which shows the
relationship between the input x and the output y and where there is exactly one output
for each input. Another word for input is domain and for output the range. As we stated
earlier the price the costumer has to pay, y, is dependent on how many pounds of
carrots, x, that the customer buys. The number of pounds bought is called the
independent variable since that's what we're changing whereas the total price is called
the dependent variable since it is dependent on how many pounds we actually buy.
Input variable = Independent variable = Domain

Output variable = Dependent variable = Range

Functions are usually represented by a function rule where you express the dependent
variable, y, in terms of the independent variable, x.

y = 2.50 ⋅ x
STEP 3
The teacher explains that equations that are functions can be written in form called Function
Notation.
For example, consider y = 3x – 8
Equation Function Notation
y = 3x – 8 f(x) = 3x – 8
In a function, x represents the element of the domain, and f(x) the element of the range.
Examples on finding Function values
For f(x) = – 4x + 7, find each value
a) f(2)
f(2) = – 4(2) + 7
=–8+7
=–1
b) f(-3) + 1
f(-3) + 1 = -4(-3)+7+1
=12 +7+1
= 20