Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

Virginia SOL 7.PFA.1

Investigate and analyze proportional relationships using verbal descriptions, tables, equations, and graphs.

What students need to be able to do

  • Determine the slope (rate of change) in a proportional relationship given a table, graph, or contextual situation and write an equation in y = mx form.
  • Identify and describe a line with a slope that is positive, negative, or zero given a graph.
  • Graph a line representing a proportional relationship given an ordered pair and slope.
  • Graph a line representing a proportional relationship given the equation y = mx.
  • Make connections between representations of a proportional relationship using context, tables, equations, and graphs.