By stretching and translating the parabola given and determining the effects on the equation, young scholars explore finding the vertex and zeros of a parabola and relate them to the equation. Students also view the intercept form to...

Students explore parabolas.  In this algebra and technology instructional activity, students construct the equation of a specific parabola, then take digital photos of real-life representations of these parabolas.  Students...

Students partisipate in a web scavenger hunt on an introductory lesson for conic sections. They become familiar with general forms of the equations, what they look like, and how they are used in the real-world.