Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Quadratics!

After completing this WebQuest, you can:

• Use and understand vocabulary related to quadratic functions and their graphs.
  

• Highlight some of the history of quadratics and parabolas.

• Describe at least three real-world applications of quadratic functions and parabolas.

• In the standard form of a quadratic function, f(x) = ax²+bx+c, describe the effects of a, b, and c on the graph of the function.

• Identify key characteristics of quadratic functions and their graphs: vertex, x- and y-axis intercepts, axis of symmetry, and zeros of the function.