The hands-on activity that I chose to do involves the use of graphs! The students will be given linear equations in the form y=mx+b and asked to find the y-intercept as well as the slope. There will be two pieces of tape on the floor that form the x-axis and the y-axis. The teacher would have to label each axis before the students are asked to complete the activity. It's also helpful to do this on a tile floor because it will make it easier for the students to find the correct points. Once everything is set up and the students have found the y-intercept and the slope, the teacher would choose one student to come up and "graph" themselves on the y-intercept. After that student has found the correct spot, two more students will go up and plot themselves using the slope. After two or three examples, you can ask the students which lines are steeper and have them look at the equations of the lines to determine why one would be steeper than the other. They should come to the conclusion that the ones with the bigger numbers in front of the "x" (bigger slopes) will produce steeper lines. Students can also learn about transformations using this activity. You could have them graph the line y=2x+3, then ask what would change if the equation was y=2x+7 instead. They should realize that the graph would move up four, then they could all shift to create the transformation.
Below I attached the worksheet that I handed out to my classmates with the steps and a couple of problems I would give my students if I were actually teaching the lesson. I also attached the PowerPoint I used for my presentation, which states all of the information needed in order to do this activity in your classroom!
I love this activity and my classmates seemed to have a lot of fun doing it, so I think students would love it! I found out about a lot of fun activities that I would love to try in my future classroom while I was looking for a good one to use for this project. It was fun reading about all of these activities that I had never thought about doing before! This one really helps students deepen their understanding about graphing, which lines are steeper, and translations. I know many people struggle with graphing, so having them get up and physically be part of the graph would help a lot of them. It's also a fun, memorable activity that would stick with the students to help them in future classes.