Interactive Lesson • 14 mins

Straight-Line Graphs & The Mystery of Gradient

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📖 Introduction

How Steep is the Hill?

Explanation Level:⚡ Junior Scholar (Ages 12 to 14)

Curriculum Stage:🇬🇧 Key Stage 3 (Years 7 to 9)🇺🇸 Middle School (NGSS MS-PS2 and MS-PS3)🇨🇦 Grades 7 and 8 STEM🇳🇬 Junior Secondary JSS 1 to 3

Imagine walking up a hill. Some hills are gentle strolls; others make your legs burn. In mathematics, we measure steepness precisely using a number called the gradient (or slope). The steeper the climb, the higher the gradient.