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Student Activity Sheet [|Angry Birds & Parabola Video] //** Angry Bird Parabola Simulation **// //** 2nd Year Integrated Math **// __//**Background:**//__ "Angry Birds" is a popular game for mobile devices in which the player shoots birds from a sing slot in a parabolic arch towards targets. This hands on approach will give students real world examples of parabolic trajectories. During this activity, students will be able to practice calculating equations for parabolas form their experimental data. __//**Essential Question:**//__ How can we create parabolic equations from real life situations? **//__Materials:__//** 1 g iant wall poster, 2 markers, 2 spoons, all the Angry Birds plush toy characters (6), smart phones, 2 graphing calculators, 20 wooden building blocks, 35 activity sheets In this activity students will: - Work in groups - Record each others’ data - Locate where the “Bird” crosses the x-axis (the path of trajectory) - Derive the quadratic equation from the collected data and solutions to the graph - Apply mathematics to real life - Ability to gauge different parabolic trajectories - Being able to locate on a graph where the parabola crosses the x-axis - Record the x intercepts as solutions to the graph, then rewrite the solutions as factors of a quadratic equation set equal to zero - Multiply the factors and combine like terms in order to derive the standard quadratic equation - Using the standard quadratic equation the students can compute the vertex of the equation using the Vertex formula x= -b/2a As the students enter the room, they will do a quick warm up that asks them to multiply factors (solutions) to create a standard quadratic equation. The students will be in small groups of 3 or 4, and take turns shooting their favorite Angry Birds character and recording the data on their smart phones. The students will only have one chance to shoot the “Bird” over a wall to knock over the building blocks, so they must angle their trajectory carefully. Once they have recorded the data, they can follow the activity guide to locate where the parabolic graph crosses the x-axis to find the solutions to the equation. The solutions are to be written as factors and then multiplied to find the equation of the quadratic. Throughout the activity I will be assessing the students progress with their trajectory shots and recording. I will monitor how they are writing down their data in their activity sheets. In their journals I will ask them to draw their graph, write down their solutions as factors, and show their work in creating a quadratic equation. The completed activity sheet will be their exit slip.
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