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8/8/2019 Parabolas Unit
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Parabolas
Michael Pearson
November 15, 2010
Math/ MA.AI.10.4-711th Grade
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Learners and Learning Environment
Learners:K apaa High School 10th, 11th and 12th graders.
Diverse ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.
One student with an IEP, gets to use notes on tests andreceive extra time on assessments
Learning Environment:
Meet daily, 5 times a week, 53 minute periods.
First and Second periods, 33 and 34 studentsrespectively
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Content - Curricular Relevance
This unit is part of the Algebra II HCPS IIIstandard. Quadratic Equations.
MA .A11.10.5 ± Apply quadratics to real world
situations
MA.A11.10.6 ± Solve quadratic equations in complex
number system
MA.A11.10.4.- Factor Polynomials representing perfect
squares
This unit ties directly to the standards by
providing students with the opportunity to graph
and manipulate parabolas electronically.
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Content - Learning Objectives
Students will be able to answer thesequestions:
What equations can give us curves that reflect light andsound back to a focus?
What is the next step in complexity past simple linear equations?
What physical processes might they model?
What is the Big Idea? Parabolas and quadratic equations are important tools
for describing a large number of real-world processesand tools.
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Content ± Materials, Media & Resources
Teacher Resources
I will use
http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/
EMT668/EMAT6680.F99
/Erbas/emat6690/Insunit/p
arabola/parabola.html to
help plan the lesson
I will set up accountson VoiceThread for
students to use to make
their projects.
Student Resources
Students will use TI-83/84
graphing calculators and the
lessons at
http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/EMT668/EMAT6680.F99/Erbas/emat6
690/Insunit/parabola/parabola.ht
ml
Students will use VoiceThread
to make their projects
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Technology
Technologies implemented: VoiceThread,Graphing Calculators, Elmo, Web lessons,PowerPoint, Grapher (a Mac equation graphing program)
What educational technology standards areaddressed in your plan?
± Critical Thinking
± Problem Solving ± Decision Making
I assume students have some familiarity withgraphing calculators, web browsers, and
PowerPoint
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Pedagogy - Methods
Students will learn via short lectures and guidedexploration of the web lessons linked to above.
Students of varying abilities will be given moretime, and the more capable students will be askedto help their peers when they have finished.
Retention and synthesis will be promoted by thecreation of a presentation.
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Pedagogy ± Student Outcomes
Students will produce a PowerPoint
presentation, annotated in VoiceThread, where
they describe how to solve quadratic equations.
Students will have the opportunity todemonstrate their understanding in writing, via
graphing/drawing and verbally (last two in
VoiceThread).
The use of PowerPoint, Grapher, VoiceThread
and graphing calculators will demonstrate that
students are using technology.
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Pedagogy - Assessment
Students will be given short quizzes for
comprehension after being taught each of the 3
major methods to solve quadratic equations.
Formative assessments of homework,classwork, and notes.
Summative assessment via a unit test.
Students will be given a rubric that describeswhat is needed in their presentation. Their
presentations will then be assessed based on
that rubric.
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Implementation
Activity Day
Introduction to Quadratics/Parabolas ± demonstrate how to graph on calculator
1 Day
Mor e Depth on Parabolas ± use website,assessments on first day ± factoring, 2nd daycompeting the squar e, 3rd day quadratic equation
3 Days
Introduce Grapher and VoiceThr ead 1 Day
Pr esent Rubric for Pr esentation, have students plan
out their pr esentation without computer
1 Day
Let students make their pr esentations and annotate 2 Days
Test on solving quadratics and graphing 1 Day
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Your Evaluation of the Lesson
Determine how well the students did on the
various assessments
Give a written survey to the students to have
them assess how much they liked learningusing this much technology
K eep notes and VoiceThread recordings on
my own annotated lesson plans.