This set of activities with complete lesson plans, introduces students to the concept of functions.

Unit Goals:

• Students will understand that for each input there can be only one output.
• Students will use a one-operation rule to complete an In/Out function table.
• Students will use a two-operation rule to complete an In/Out function table.
• Students will identify a one-operation rule that fits a given table of In/Out values.
• Students will identify a two-operation rule that fits a given table of In/Out values.
• Students will understand that a function rule must fit all the In/Out values in the table for that function.
• Students will create their own function rules and use it to fill out an In/Out function table.

Additional HSE-style problems for the concepts explored in this unit can be found here.