Quadratic Function Teacher Resources

In this activity, students use the CellSheet Application to approximate the slope of a line tangent to a curve.

This activity will help students work with the standard form of a parabola y = a(x - h)^2 + k by writing an equation given the vertex and a point.

Students can use a CBR 2 motion detector to determine their speed or velocity going down a playground slide. They will also experiment with different ways to increase their speed going down the slide.

Many aspects relating to the motion of a bouncing ball can be modelled mathematically. The first stage in modelling the motion is to collect some data. The Calculator Base Laboratory or CBR is a motion detector that can be connected to a...

In this activity, students learn to build a model for the total distance required to stop a moving vehicle.

In this activity, students will explore the position of a ball versus time for a single bounce. They will also examine the relationship between the height of the ball and its velocity.

This activity uses the tranformation graphing application on the TI-84 calculator to discover the equation for the stopping distance of a car on dry pavement.

In this activity, students will graph the height of a ball versus time after it is dropped from some height. They will then examine one ball bounce and investigate the parameters that effect the shape of the graph. They will also explore...

In this activity, students' will record the motion of a bouncing ball using a motion detector. They will then model a bounce using both the general and vertex forms of the parabola.

This set of multiple choice questions asks students to identify parabolas in vertex form, to find the vertices of parabolas, and to determine if their graphs open up or down. Solutions are included.

This is a page on inverse variation taken from a textbook. Contains a definition, examples, and practice problems with answers.

Linear, quadratic and exponential functions have different graphs, equations, and characteristics. In this tutorial, compare the shape of linear, quadratic, and exponential curves on a graph, and explore how to identify a function as...

Linear, quadratic and exponential functions have different graphs, equations, and characteristics. In this tutorial, compare the shape of linear, quadratic, and exponential curves on a graph, and explore how to identify a function as...

An algebra "cheat sheet" to use as a reference when completing algebra homework. Lists basic facts, properties, operations, formulas, and functions, as well as common errors.

Learners use a given scatter plot to identify whether the data can be modeled by a linear, quadratic, or trigonometric function. The math graph is available in PDF format.

Learners use a scatter plot to identify whether the data can be modeled by a linear, quadratic, or trigonometric function. The math graph is available in PDF format.

This resource describes in steps how to derive the vertex formula.

Students evaluate a scatter plot to determine the relationship between two variables. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.

Students evaluate a scatter plot to determine the relationship between two variables. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.

This lesson discusses the sign of a quadratic function as it applies to inequalities.

This lesson discusses the sign of a quadratic function as it applies to inequalities.

After defining a quadratic equation, this site shows you what the graphs of quadratics look like and how to use the graphs to determine the numbers of solutions to the quadratic. A brief explanation is included on how graphing...

Tips for factoring quadratics are given and demonstrated in several examples. The examples include quadratics that have both two and three terms.

Demonstrates how to solve quadratics using factoring (that is/the Zero-Product Property). Provides worked examples/and warnings about common mistakes.