I think I've done a better job this year of introducing x- and y-intercepts in Algebra 1 than last year. I led up to the concept by asking students what the word intercept reminded them of. Where two roads cross. Football. There was another answer, but I can't remember it right now. Then, I drew a coordinate plane on the Smart Board. I asked students for points that would like on the x-axis. (3, 0). (5, 0). (-1, 0). (52, 0). (79, 0). What do these points all have in common? The second number...