Lesson Plan-Inequalities
Lesson Plan-Inequalities
Lesson Plan-Inequalities
Objectives: Students will learn how to identify the region specified by a linear inequality and
understand that its graph represents the set of all of its solutions plotted in the coordinate plane.
Entry Characteristics: High School students will already know how to graph linear equations in
slope-intercept form. Their prior knowledge will be used to relate to this lesson while showing
how to graph an inequality and shade in the region containing its solutions.
Procedures:
I. Review slope-int. form and show on board how to graph an inequality using three steps.
Explain solid/dashed lines and shading.
II. Introduce the National Treasure Hunt, pass out map and instructions. Display map on the
overhead. Explain.
III. Allow students to start. Walk around and help out where needed.
Treasure Hunt Instructions
1.) The activity sheet illustrates the United States in a coordinate plane. There are 12
possible locations where the national treasure could be hidden, represented by white
squares.
2.) Provided are four linear inequalities that will lead you to your riches.
3.) Graph the inequalities and shade the regions accordingly. The treasure is located at a
coordinate that is NOT a solution to one of the inequalities. Once a possible treasure
location has been shaded, you will know that is NOT where the treasure is located.
Shade the regions for all four inequalities and you will reveal the location of the treasure.
Resources and Materials: Treasure Map, Instruction Sheet, Homework, Board Work, Solutions
Follow-up: Assess how students did on homework and work on trouble areas. Have students
rearrange inequalities into slope-int. form, e.g. 5x+2y200, and present inequality word
problems. Eventually make a more difficult map using boundaries and systems of inequalities.
Modifications: Students can work alone if they prefer. Students that may need more help can
work with partner.
CCSSM: HSA.REI.D.12- Graph the solutions to a linear inequality in two variables as a halfplane (excluding the boundary in the case of a strict inequality), and graph the solution set to a
system of linear inequalities in two variables as the intersection of the corresponding half-planes.
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II.
Board Work
*5 MINUTE MARK*
III.
Introduce National Treasure Hunt- Pass out treasure map and instructions and
display on overhead (Have student read instruction if time permits). Explain.
IV.
V.
Name ____________________________
2.) y>1/5x-2
3.) y>5
4.) The school is having a bake sale and needs to raise at least $200. If they make $5 for
every cake and $2 for every cupcake, how much of each do they have to sell? Write an
inequality to represent the problem. You do not have to solve.
Hint: Let x= number of cakes, Let y= number of cupcakes