Renee Thomas

This a presentation to be used at the beginning of a unit introducing quadratic equations and parabolas. It answers that never-ending question of "How is this used in real life?" by showing pictures and examples such as parabolas in nature, architecture, and sports. There are also word problems that use these same type of real world examples. My intention to close the lesson is that students come up with their own real-life examples that may be used on a later assessment.