Put together the pieces and model a parabola. Learners work through several examples to develop an understanding of a parabola graphically and algebraically. 

Concepts

conic sections, graphing conic sections, parabolas, vertex, distance formula

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Introduce a waffle diagram to record new vocabulary and examples
• Use the scaffolding ideas to differentiate your classes

Classroom Considerations

• Uses concepts from the previous lesson in this series
• The 34th lesson in a 42-part series

Pros

• Uses a real-life model to develop the definition of a parabola
• Includes an opening and closing exercise with answer keys

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSG-GPE.A.2 MP1 MP4