• Students will be able to identify different conics and apply them to real life.

• How do you differentiate between the equations of conics?
• What is a conic section?
• How can this information learned in this unit relate to other subject areas?

• Write equations in standard form
• Graph conics
• Distinguish-between circles, parabolas, ellipses, and hyperbolas
• Complete the square
• List information appropriate to each conic

• Homework
• Quizzes
• Informal Assessments (Opener/Closer)
• Tests
• Guided Questioning

Activities:

• Quizzes
• Opener/Closer Activities

State Goals:

• 8.D.5 – Formulate and solve non-linear equations and systems including problems involving inverse variation and exponential and logarithmic growth and decay.