Monday, March 25, 2013


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Spring Break Assignment
(The one you have may look a little different than the one you have. I made some small updates to the one you have but the most important info is still the same.)

Triangulation Model with Connection to Rocket Project

Triangulation Model with Connection to Vertex Form

Triangulation Model with Connection to Standard Form 

Triangulation Model with Connection to Intercept Form 

Websites/Applications to Explore Quadratic Graphs

Video that explains the basics of all 3 forms   

Website to Explore Simple, Standard, and Vertex Form

Website to explore many types of graphs 

Visually Connecting Equations with Graphs 

Application where you can input any equation and it will graph it. 





Vertex Form Videos

My Videos
Connections to Rocket Project Using Vertex Form Video 1 
Connections to Rocket Project Using Vertex Form Video 2 

Online Videos
Website to explore the changes in your (a), (h), and (k).

Website where you can input any equation and it will graph it. 

Vertex Form (Video 1) 

Vertex Form (Video 2) 

Vertex Form (Video 3) 
(Good Video)

Vertex Form (Video 4a) 
(Focuses on the leading coefficient "a")

Vertex Form (Video 4b) 
(Focuses on "h" and "k") 

Vertex Form (Video 5) 

Vertex Form and Intercept (Factored) Form Worked Out Practice Problems (Video 6)

Standard Form Videos

Chapter 10.2 (Graphing Quadratic Equations in Standard Form)

My Videos
Connections to Rocket Project Using Standard Form Video 1

Connections to Rocket Project Using Standard Form Video 2


Online Videos
An App that lets you manipulate the (a), (b), and (c) of a quadratic graph.

A second Application that lets you manipulate the (a), (b), and (c) of a quadratic graph 

An Application that helps you find the roots (x - intercepts) of your equation. This is an excellent app for the rocket project. 

An application where you can input any equation and it will graph it. 

Ch 10.2 Video 1 
(Great Video, it introduces you to the parent function which we did not get into)

Ch 10.2 Video 2 

Ch. 10.2 Video 3

Ch 10.2 Video 4 

Ch 10.2 Video 5 

Ch 10.2 Video 6 
(Really good video)

Ch 10.2 Video 7 


Intercept Form (factored form) Videos

My Videos
Connections to Rocket Project Using Intercept Form Video 1 
Connections to Rocket Project Using Intercept Form Video 2 

Online Videos
An App that lets you analyze the shifting of your graph from each intercept (factor).

Online Example 

An application where you can input any equation and it will graph it.


Solving Equations in Intercept (Factored) Form - Powerpoint

Intercept (Factored) Form - Video 1 

Intercept (Factored) Form - Video 2 

Intercept (Factored) Form - Video 3

Intercept (Factored) Form - Video 4

Intercept (Factored) Form - Video 5 
(Really good video)

Intercept (Factored) Form - Video 6 

Intercept Form and Vertex Form Practice Worked out Practice Problems