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"Love the relatable theme of this resource, and thrilled that our quadratics studies coincided with March Madness season to make this resource all the more special :)"
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"It was a fun activity during March Madness to compare different characteristics of quadratic functions. "
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Students will love this quadratic function worksheet using a bracket! It's perfect for March basketball season and practicing identifying features of quadratics.
Students are given 16 equations of quadratic functions in vertex form. Then they pick a “winner” from each matchup following the instructions.
- Round 1: The quadratic with the greatest vertex y-value from each matchup wins.
- Round 2: The quadratic with the most zeros from each matchup wins.
- Round 3: The quadratic with the greatest distance between zeros wins.
- Round 4: The widest quadratic wins!
Last, students graph the winner.
This fun practice worksheet will get students engaged and thinking about quadratic functions and features of quadratic graphs.
An answer key is included.
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March Bracket Math Activity for Quadratic Functions in Vertex Form Algebra 1
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8th - 11th
Standards
CCSSHSA-REI.B.4
CCSSHSA-REI.B.4b
CCSSHSF-IF.C.7
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2 Students Pages + Answer Keys
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Teaching Duration
1 hour
What others say
"Love the relatable theme of this resource, and thrilled that our quadratics studies coincided with March Madness season to make this resource all the more special :)"
Jaclyn G.
"It was a fun activity during March Madness to compare different characteristics of quadratic functions. "
Sarah G.
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Description
Students will love this quadratic function worksheet using a bracket! It's perfect for March basketball season and practicing identifying features of quadratics.
Students are given 16 equations of quadratic functions in vertex form. Then they pick a “winner” from each matchup following the instructions.
- Round 1: The quadratic with the greatest vertex y-value from each matchup wins.
- Round 2: The quadratic with the most zeros from each matchup wins.
- Round 3: The quadratic with the greatest distance between zeros wins.
- Round 4: The widest quadratic wins!
Last, students graph the winner.
This fun practice worksheet will get students engaged and thinking about quadratic functions and features of quadratic graphs.
An answer key is included.
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CCSSHSA-REI.B.4
Solve quadratic equations in one variable.
CCSSHSA-REI.B.4b
Solve quadratic equations by inspection (e.g., for 𝘹² = 49), taking square roots, completing the square, the quadratic formula and factoring, as appropriate to the initial form of the equation. Recognize when the quadratic formula gives complex solutions and write them as 𝘢 ± 𝘣𝘪 for real numbers 𝘢 and 𝘣.
CCSSHSF-IF.C.7
Graph functions expressed symbolically and show key features of the graph, by hand in simple cases and using technology for more complicated cases.
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