QUADRATIC MODELLING A journey into different representations WATERSLIDE WHERES THE MATHS? solving a problem simply means representing it so as to make the solution transparent. HERBERT SIMON FATHER OF PROBLEM SOLVING RESEARCH WHAT DOES THIS MEAN IN RELATION TO THE ALGBERA WE HAVE BEEN STUDYING? AIMS / SUCCESS CRITERIA AIMS -To explore the relationship between parabolas and the completed square form of their equations -To link key features of parabolas to real life contexts SUCCESS CRITERIA: -I can start from any representation (graph, table, equation) and connect it to the others -I can link the key features of quadratic relationships to a given context to real life contexts MODELLING MOTION MATHEMATISING WHAT ARE X AND Y? TASK ONE TASK TWO REFLECTION Key Ideas Examples Connections Vocabulary Learning to learn WATERSLIDE