1. Spaghetti Graphing
Use your spaghetti noodle and your graph paper to graph the following situations.

2. The Chinese are on record as having eaten pasta as early as 5,000 B.C.
DID YOU KNOW THAT?!?
The Chinese are on record as having eaten pasta as early as 5,000 B.C.

3. Graph the line with a y-intercept of 3 and a slope of –½
Question 1
Graph the line with a y-intercept of 3 and a slope of –½

4. Graph the line with a y-intercept of 3 and a slope of –½
Question 1
Graph the line with a y-intercept of 3 and a slope of –½

5. Graph the line with a y-intercept of -5 and a slope of 3/7
Question 2
Graph the line with a y-intercept of -5 and a slope of 3/7

6. Graph the line with a y-intercept of -5 and a slope of 3/7
Question 2
Graph the line with a y-intercept of -5 and a slope of 3/7

7. DID YOU KNOW THAT?!?
Christopher Columbus, one of Italy's most famous pastaphiles, was born in October, National Pasta Month.

8. Question 3
Graph the line
y = ¾x – 2

9. Question 3
Graph the line
y = ¾x – 2

10. Question 4
Graph the line
y = -2x + 1

11. Question 4
Graph the line
y = -2x + 1

12. Question 5
Graph the line
y = x

13. Question 5
Graph the line y = x

14. DID YOU KNOW THAT?!?
Pasta is a good source of carbohydrates.  It also contains protein.  Carbohydrates help fuel your body by providing energy that is released slowly over time.

15. Question 6
Graph the line
y = -1

16. Question 6
Graph the line y = -1

17. Question 7
Graph the line
x = 4

18. Question 7
Graph the line x = 4

19. DID YOU KNOW THAT?!?
The first American pasta factory was opened in Brooklyn, New York, in 1848, by a Frenchman named Antoine Zerega. Mr. Zerega managed the entire operation with just one horse in his basement to power the machinery. To dry his spaghetti, he placed strands of the pasta on the roof to dry in the sunshine.

20. Question 8
Graph the line
y = -x + 3

21. Question 8
Graph the line y = -x + 3

22. The temperature is -6°C and rising at a rate of 2° per hour.
Question 9
Graph the line
The temperature is °C and rising at a rate of 2° per hour.

23. Question 9 Graph the line
The temperature is -6°C and rising at a rate of 2° per hour.

24. The temperature is 5°C and decreasing at a rate of 3° per hour.
Question 10
Graph the line
The temperature is 5°C and decreasing at a rate of 3° per hour.

25. Question 10 Graph the line
The temperature is 5°C and decreasing at a rate of 3° per hour.

26. DID YOU KNOW THAT?!?
Pasta is one of America’s favorite foods. In 2000, 1.3 million pounds of pasta were sold in American grocery stores. If you lined up 1.3 million pounds of 16 oz. spaghetti packages, it could circle the Earth’s equator almost nine times!