Piecewise Functions – Guided Notes & Homework

Students evaluate and graph piecewise and step functions through guided notes and assignments. Additional graphing practice and a separate answer key are included.
Grades
High School
Pages
24
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Updated Sep 17, 2022

Subject
Math, Algebra
Topic
Piecewise functions, Step functions
Answer key
Included
Standards
HSF-IF.C.7

Product description

From the author

This is a Piecewise Functions Guided Notes + Homework Set.

Students will learn more about this math skill as they walk through guided notes allowing them to learn and apply as they go along.

A homework assignment is included to further student understanding of this algebra skill.

Answer key included.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Evaluate a piecewise function by selecting the rule that includes the input

  • Graph each function piece over its stated domain

  • Apply piecewise models to overtime earnings and stepped prices

Teaching tips

  • Use the starred boundary-value questions to discuss which interval includes an input.

  • Follow the notes’ separate-table method for graphing each piece.

  • Compare the overtime-pay example with the yogurt price-by-weight example.

Skills covered

  • Evaluating piecewise functions — students compute values like f(2), g(7), and g(-28) by selecting the piece whose condition holds.

  • Graphing piecewise functions — domains are split with invisible walls and each piece is tabled and plotted separately.

  • Modeling with functions — an overtime-earnings comparison and a frozen-yogurt pricing scenario turn piecewise rules into real answers.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

How do the notes organize graphing?

They divide the domain at its boundaries and provide separate tables for the pieces before students plot the graph.

Which applications are included?

Examples include overtime earnings, bulk T-shirt pricing and frozen-yogurt pricing by weight.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • HSF-IF.C.7

Core concepts

  • Piecewise functions

  • Step functions

  • Function evaluation

  • Graphing

  • Function notation

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