Sometimes being different is an advantage. An engaging activity has scholars match cards with quadratic functions in various forms. Along the way, they learn about how each form highlights key features of quadratic functions.

Concepts

quadratic functions, factoring quadratics, graphing quadratics, standard form, vertex form of an equation, minimums, maximums, roots, intercepts

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Additional Tags

graphing parabolas, math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have the class create a graphic organizer relating the different forms of quadratic expressions to key features of the graph

Classroom Considerations

• Instructors will need to cut up cards before the lesson or have pupils perform this task
• Resource suggests giving an assessment task several days before the main lesson
  

Pros

• Table of contents with linked pages makes it easy to navigate the document
• Includes lists of questions to use during instruction

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSA-SSE.B.3.a HSA-SSE.B.3.b HSF-IF.C.7.a HSF-IF.C.8.a HSF-IF.C.9 MP1 MP2 MP3 MP5 MP6 MP7 MP8