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Introduction of Conic Sections
Today I will indroduce the conic section unit and discuss the essential question. As a class we will go over the rubric for this unit. -
Guidelines for a safe learning enviornment
Go over the "Guidelines for a Safe Learning Environment" handout. -
Video introduction of conic sections
We will watch a Khan Acadmeny video that introduces conic sections. (10 minutes) -
Online tool
We will use an online tool to investigate where conic sections come from. (10 minutes) -
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Conic Sections Unit
This unit will take approximately 4 weeks including time for assessments and reteaching if necessary. -
Review of midpoint and distance formulas
We will spend one day reivewing the midpoint and distance formulas. -
Instagram photos
Students will participate in the intstagram photos activity. (30 minutes) -
Collaboration - Conics in real life
This activitiy will be on going throughout the unit. We will review the google doc at the end of the unit. -
Parabolas
We will spend two days going over parabola vocabulary, graphing prarabolas and writing equations of parabolas. -
Assessment #1
We will take the first assessment. -
Circles
We will spend two days going over circle vocabulary, graphing circles and writing equations of circles. We will go through the Circle Prezi. -
Ellipses
We will spend two days going over ellipse vocabulary, graphing ellipses and writing equations of ellipses. -
Assessment #2
We will take the second assessment. -
Hyperbolas
We will spend two days going over hyperbola vocabulary, graphing hyperbolas and writing equations of hyperbolas. -
Assessment #3
We will take the third assessment. -
Desmos conic section activity
We will use desmos to create a picture using all four conic sections. We will spend one day on this actvity. -
Polygraph: Conics Activity
We will spend half a period doing the Polygraph: Conics activity on desmos. -
Classifying conic sections
We will spend 3 days learning how to classify conic sections from equations. We will go through the Classifying conics Prezi. -
Assessment #4
We will take the fourth and final assessment.
