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Up, Down, Right, Left - Function Families Lesson PlanUp, Down, Right, Left - Function Families Lesson Plan
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Up, Down, Right, Left - Function Families

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Students explore quadratic functions. In this function family worksheet, students examine the quadratic function and the family of functions. They identify the affects of the shape of the parabola and its position on the coordinate plane. Students graph parabolas.

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functions, parabolas, graphing quadratics, quadratic functions, quadratic equations

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function, parabola, quadratic function, math
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6th - 10th
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Math
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