Did you know that you can find a parabola almost everywhere? It is one of the most important curves. It has been known since the time of Plato. However, its special properties were only appreciated by people living nowadays.
The aim of your challenge will be to discover the unusual and useful properties of the parabola in our lives and to consolidate the knowledge of the quadratic function that you have acquired in your mathematics lessons.
During this WebQuest:
you will learn to recognise and see the shape of a parabola in the world around usÂ
recall and consolidate the properties of the quadratic function
find out where these properties are used
choose and solve your own tasks concerning the quadratic function