Conic Section Project
Name ______________________________
Accelerated Math II DUE on or before Monday May 14 with this sheet inserted as last page.
______Cover Sheet (10 points)
Divide the cover into four sections, one for each conic section studied. Use pictures from
magazines, newspapers, or the internet to create a collage in each of the sections of that conic
section. Collages have very little uncovered space.
______Title Page (3 points) Includes Title, Your Name, Subject, Class Period, and Date
______Parabolas
_______Follow the instructions on the Paper Folding the Parabola Instruction Sheet.
Correctly label the vertex, the axis of symmetry, the focus, the directrix, and the
latus rectum and attach your patty paper to a sheet of colored paper gluing or
taping only at the corners so as not to corrupt your parabola.(6 points)
______ Write an article about parabolas including a brief history and uses and other
information that you may have found interesting. This article should be at least
350 of your words and sources should be cited. (12 points)
_______Find an equation of a -parabola and graph on graph paper listing the five
parts. (5 points)
______Circles
_______Follow the instructions on the Drawing a Circle With a Ruler.
Correctly label the center and the radius. (6 points)
______ Write an article about circles including a brief history and uses and other
information that you may have found interesting. This article should be at least
350 of your words and sources should be cited. (12 points)
_______On graph paper, create a picture with at least three circle equations. Be sure that
your equations are listed at the top, bottom, or side of your graph paper. You
use colored pencils to accent your picture as long as the color does not make
checking your correct graphing of the circles used impossible. (5 points)
______Ellipses
_______Follow the instructions given in class for the drawing of an ellipse using tacks
string. Label the foci, major axis, minor axis, center, and two focal radii. (6 points)
______ Write an article about ellipses including a brief history and uses and other
information that you may have found interesting. This article should be at least
350 of your words and sources should be cited. (12 points)
_______Write a short poem such as a limerick or haiku about an ellispse. (5 points)
______Hyperbolas
_______Follow the instructions on the Folding a Hyperbola Sheet.
Correctly label the center, vertices, foci, transverse axis, conjugate axis, and the
asymptotes and attach your patty paper to a sheet of colored paper gluing or
taping only at the corners so as not to corrupt your hyperbola.(6 points)
______ Write an article about hyperbolas including a brief history and uses and other
information that you may have found interesting. This article should be at least
350 of your words and sources should be cited. (12 points)
Staple all pages neatly or hole punch and use brads or ties, or a purchased report cover.