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Chunk a graph to use the relationships between distances on a graph to estimate the value of a zero of the graph.

Students analyze different representations of quadratic functions to determine what characteristics of quadratic functions are true for every quadratic function, and then extend their understanding to analyze polynomial functions.

Students will use situations to interpret graphs representing the situations.

Students will connect factors of polynomial equations with the intercepts of their corresponding graph.

Students learn how to transform parent functions into other functions using transformations.

10 videos each with a situation that students model by sketching a graph.

Students will connect a graph of a parabola with a written description of its axis and number of roots. 

Students are given a situation about a flag being raised and several graphs. They have to explain why each graph might work and what is going on to model the situation.

Interpret and compare graphs of: temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit), solar radiation (in watts per square meters), and cumulative rainfall (in inches)) measured by sensors in Santa Rosa, CA in February 2012.

There are 6 containers that are being filled with water at a constant rate, and 9 graphs that represent the height of the water in a container as a function of the volume of water in the container. Students must match the each container to its appropriate graph.

Students work in groups of 3 to: describe a graph, draw the graph they hear, and record the oral description(s) of the graphs. This will lead to discussions about academic vocanulary regarding graphs and can serve as a pre-assessment as well.

This folder has a cover pages and six extended, scaffolded problems that are designed for an end-of-year trip to Six Flags Great America. It covers linear and quadratic functions and transformations. The problems refer specifically to the rides and experiences that students will have while at the park, while at the same time most of the problems can be finished at home or on the bus. Each problem has a rubric for standard-based scoring of problems. Feel free to download and change at will. Please don't change the originals.