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Khan Academy

Khan: Lsn 11 Ops W Polynomials, Rewriting Expressions, Quad Functions, Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
Lesson 1 of 4 for Passport to Advanced Math. Students will add, subtract, and multiply polynomials. They will build quadratic functions and write equations to represent a context.
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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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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Bf, a Sse Building a General Quadratic Function

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This task is a followup to the one called 'Building an explicit quadratic function.' In this one, learners follow the same process with a general quadratic function. The operations take place in the opposite order and the goal is to find...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A Apr Zeroes, Factorization of Quadratic Polynomial Ii

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This task is intended to help students see more clearly the link between factorization of polynomials and zeroes of polynomial functions. The argument here generalizes to show that a polynomial of degree d can have at most d roots....
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A Apr Zeroes and Factorization of Quadratic Polynomial

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This is the first of a series of problems building to an understanding of an important property of polynomial functions, that a polynomial of degree d can have at most d roots. Aligns with A-APR.B.2.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Bf Building Explicit Quadratic Function: Composition

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this task, students work through the steps and operations involved in the composition of an explicit quadratic function. The task assumes that the students are familiar with the process of completing the square. Aligns with F-BF.B.3...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Identifying Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, young scholars are shown a table with linear, quadratic, and exponential functions at various values of x and are asked to match the function type to each data set and explain their reasoning. Aligns with F-LE.A.1.b and...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F if.c.7.a, a sse.b.3, F if.c.7: Graphs of Quadratic

For Teachers 9th - 10th
During this task, learners will realize that equivalent expressions produce the same graph. The lesson will lead to discussions about the value of different forms of equations. Aligns with F-IF.C.7.a, A-SSE.B.3, and F-IF.C.7.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lsn 13: Systems of Equations, Algebraic and Graphical Representations

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Lesson 3 of 4 for Passport to Advanced Math. Students will solve systems of equations in two variables in which one equation is linear and the other equation is quadratic or another nonlinear equation; relate properties of the function f...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A Rei Two Squares Are Equal

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This task asks students to solve a quadratic equation in as many different ways as they can. Aligns with A-REI.B.4 and A-REI.D.11.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Exponential Growth Versus Polynomial Growth

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this problem, students compare the growth of exponential functions versus polynomial functions and find that an exponential function takes larger values than a cubic polynomial function provided the input is sufficiently large. Aligns...
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Khan Academy

Khan: Lsn 8: Interpreting Relationships in Scatterplots/graphs/tables/equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on Interpreting and analyzing linear, quadratic, and exponential models and graphs. Students will use best fit lines to interpret contexts, distinguish whether contexts are linear or exponential functions, use the...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Choosing an Appropriate Growth Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The goal of this task is to examine some population data for large cities from a modeling perspective. Students are asked to decide if the population data can be accurately modeled by a linear, quadratic, and/or exponential function, and...
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Other

Center for Technology and Teacher Education: Parabola Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is a lesson plan on construction of a parabola using the definition. Geometer's Sketch Pad software is beneficial for the instructional activity. Through the instructional activity students develop gemetric constructions of...