1. Research an architectural parabola - Please find one that you are 

   generally interested in, not just the first one you see. You must select your

   parabola by April 13, 2017, and submit to Mrs. LaTorre. 

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2. Typed 300-word summary (paragraph form) about your parabola - Your summary should

   be 300- words or more, and should concisely express your thoughts and information 

   regarding your structure. Some general history should also be included. You 

   should include, but is not limited to, the name of your structure, where it is

   located and when it was built. You should also include a brief summary of why it

   was built, what it's purpose is, and why you chose it. Why did it peak your

   interest? Please also include any information you found interesting and your over

   all strengths and weaknesses throughout the project.   

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3. Print out a picture of your parabola - And trace it in the Cartesian Plane, or

   print it over a graph in Microsoft Word using the washout setting. This

   should be done with the proper scale to show the height and width of your

   parabola. For ease, all parabolas should start on the origin, or on (0, height).      All axes should be ​scaled and labeled appropriately.

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4. Three points should be clearly labeled on your graph - One is the origin, and two

   are yours to choose.

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5. Use the three points - to manipulate and substitute a, b and c to solve for the        leading coefficients. Please look under the Resource section of this website to

   remind yourself how this should be done.

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6. Find your equation - Make sure to check your work and show that your equation

   works by finding the axis of symmetry and the maximum or minimum of your

   function.

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7. Presentation & Submission - All information should be typed, except

   for the hand done calculations. All hand calculations must be neat and orderly,

   clearly defined what is being solved for and results should be circled or boxed. ​

   All information should be affixed to a poster board, and each part of the project

   should be clearly labeled. If you wish to create a Spark presentation instead of a    poster, that is perfectly fine. Please make sure that it is a video or a page, but    your calculations must be a picture or component of your video.