Lesson Plan: Dependent and Independent Variables
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to determine the dependent and independent variables and solve word problems.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- understand what it means for variables to be dependent or independent in a relation,
- identify the dependent and independent variables in a relation described in words,
- understand dependent and independent variables in the context of functions (i.e., and in ).
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- relations,
- functions,
- inputs, outputs, and rules.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- the domain and range.