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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let's Play Some Ball!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils review horizontal and vertical shifts of a parabola and how they effect a specific quadratic formula. They play a basketball review game in which they try to find the right quadratic equation for a given problem in order to earn...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Storefront Signs

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners practice finding the areas and patterns within a square and explore the concept of quadratic functions. They observe and record the area values in a table, plot a graph of Area versus Distance and complete a variety of student...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quadratic Functions - Max and Min

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify the maxima and minima of quadratic functions. After a teacher explanation and demonstration of quadratic functions, students solve quadratic equations and graph the solution to find the maxima and minima of each...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Functions and Applications: Maximum Quadratic functions

For Students 8th - 10th
In this maximum of quadratic equations worksheet students compute the maximum height of 5 independent events. Each problem uses a golf game as the setting. Students use a quadratic equation to solve the problems.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Discriminant and Quadratics

For Students 10th - 12th
In this quadratic equation, students find the discriminant using the formula given and identify how many solutions a quadratic function will have. There are 3 problems with answers and examples.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mirror Curvature

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars investigate parabolas as the shape of a telescopic mirror.  In this Algebra I/Algebra II instructional activity, students explore the relationship between the coefficients of a quadratic function and the shape and position...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

SkyHighScrapers

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate quadratic functions.  In this Algebra I/Algebra II instructional activity, students determine the equation of a quadratic function that closely matches a set of points.  Students investigate the necessary information...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Telescope #2

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate parabolas as the shape of a telescopic lens.  In this Algebra I/Algebra II lesson, students explore the relationship between the coefficients of a quadratic function and the shape and position of the parabolic graph...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Ball Bounce" Quadratic Functions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars manipulate a ball and explore quadratic functions. In this algebra instructional activity, students analyze the graph of a quadratic function. They identify quadratic properties.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Worksheet 6, Graphing Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this algebra worksheet students graph a given function by completing the square. They analyze a function and tell the axis of symmetry, the intercepts, and vertex. Students identify the maximum or minimum of a graph. Students identify...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reflections of a Quadratic Function

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are asked to explain the relationship between f(s) and f (-x). They are asked to determine how the equation of f(x) differs from the equation of f(-x). Students determine the conditions when f(x) is the same as f(-x). They graph...
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Activity
Richland Community College

Richland Community College: Algebra Lecture Notes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Richland Community College provides lecture notes to a class on Algebra. It covers a wide array of topics including functions, quadratic equations, inequalities, and much more.
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Graphic
William Mueller

William Mueller: Families of Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Meet the Function Family! Each member of the family has examples of their graphs and descriptions of the types of real-world situation that produce those graphs.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Toothpicks and Transformations [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using calculators, students investigate quadratic functions using geometric toothpick designs in this lesson that with a review of transformations of quadratic functions, vertical and horizontal shifts, and stretches and shrinks.
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Lesson Plan
Student Achievement Partners

Student Achievement Partners: Penny Circle Task [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will explpre models and understand the difference between quadratic, exponential, and linear models in this instructional activity.
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Unit Plan
Other

Desmos: Quadratic Bundle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of activities where students investigate quadratic relationships. Activities explore uses of quadratic relationships, features of parabolas and how to describe them, graphing quadratic functions, a marble activity with...
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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: The Discriminant

For Students 9th - 10th
Thirty-eight problems present a variety of practice working with discriminant. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution" button to...
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Activity
Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Quadratic Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Defines root of a quadratic equation. Portrays graphically what quadratic roots look like. Tutorial includes two basic examples where roots are discovered, and links to pertinent topics elsewhere on the site and a math forum organized by...
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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Quadratic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty problems present a variety of problems working with various aspects of quadratic functions. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Determining Parent Functions (Verbal/graph)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given a graph or verbal description of a function, the student will determine whether the parent function is quadratic or linear.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Domain and Range for Quadratic Functions: Restricted Domain/range

For Students 9th - 10th
Given a situation that can be modeled by a quadratic function or the graph of a quadratic function, the student will determine restrictions as necessary on the domain and range of the function.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Analyzing Graphs of Quadratic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given the graph of a situation represented by a quadratic function, the student will analyze the graph and draw conclusions.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Analyzing the Effects of Changes in "A" on the Graph Y=ax^2 + C

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given verbal, graphical, or symbolic descriptions of the graph of y = ax^2 + c, the student will investigate, describe, and predict the effects on the graph when "a" is changed.
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Algebra 1: Semester Ii: Quadratics and Radicals

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module through which students learn about quadrics and radicals including quadratic functions, solving quadratic equations, radicals, operations on radicals, and radical equations.