Key+Knowledge+and+Skills


 * ===//Students will know…//===
 * Similarities and differences between parabolas and other conic sections reviewed
 * The concept of symmetry
 * The difference between the standard form and general form of parabolic equations
 * How to calculate the Vertex, Focus, Axis of Symmetry, Eccentricity and Orientation of a Parabola || ===//Students will be able to…//===
 * Define a parabola
 * Write the equation of a parabola (in both standard and general form)
 * Identify important characteristics of a parabola
 * Solve parabolic equations (a type of quadratic equation)
 * Graph a parabola ||