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Are All Parabolas Congruent? Lesson PlanAre All Parabolas Congruent? Lesson Plan
Publisher
EngageNY
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10th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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1 hr
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Year
2015
Language
English, Arabic
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Are All Parabolas Congruent?

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Augment a unit on parabolas with an instructive math activity. Pupils graph parabolas by examining the relationship between the focus and directrix. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

parabolas, conic sections, graphing conic sections, vertex, vertex form of an equation

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Use graphing software to explore the relationship between the focus and directrix
  • Provide a graphic organizer to record notes on graphing parabolas

Classroom Considerations

  • Learners should be familiar with the distance formula
  • The 35th lesson in a series of 42

Pros

  • Provides a detailed outline of key vocabulary and concepts
  • Includes a set of problems for independent practice

Cons

  • None

Common Core

HSG-GPE.A.2 MP2 MP3 MP7

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