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Description
Are you looking for a great way to introduce quadratics while using the TI-84 CE Plus or another Texas Instrument graphing calculator? Here it is!
This is a step-by-step activity that will guide you and your students through exploring the parabolas created by dolphins! Students will make predictions and follow the explicit directions of how to use the calculator to map out and discover key values of the parabola.
This activity includes:
Part 1: Making Predictions
Part 2: Verifying the Function Using the TI-84 Graphing Calculator
Part 3: Exploring the Graph
Part 4: Transformations of the Function
I hope you and your students enjoy this FREE activity!
Please check out my TPT Store for more activities!
This is a step-by-step activity that will guide you and your students through exploring the parabolas created by dolphins! Students will make predictions and follow the explicit directions of how to use the calculator to map out and discover key values of the parabola.
This activity includes:
Part 1: Making Predictions
Part 2: Verifying the Function Using the TI-84 Graphing Calculator
Part 3: Exploring the Graph
Part 4: Transformations of the Function
I hope you and your students enjoy this FREE activity!
Please check out my TPT Store for more activities!
Total Pages
12 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
1 hour
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