Level 2-5
Parabolic Art
Compose 3 or more parabolas into a creative pattern — a smile, a fountain, or abstract art.
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Create a smiley face using 2 parabolas: one U-shaped for the mouth and one inverted for the brow. Task 1
Create Stack 3+ upward parabolas of decreasing width to create a fountain shape. Task 2
Create Use 3+ alternating inverted parabolas to create a wave/chain pattern. Task 3
Create Draw the letter U using a single parabola with domain restrictions. Task 4
Create Draw the letter V using an inverted narrow parabola with restrictions. Task 5
Create Combine 2 vertical lines and a parabola to draw the letter N. Task 6
Create Use parabolas and lines to spell “FUN”. F uses lines, U uses a parabola, N uses lines + parabola. Task 7
Create You’re a parabolic artist! Compose anything you want using parabolas and lines. Task 8
Create Start with Smile Face to draw a simple smiley using 2 parabolas. Progress through fountains, wave patterns, and letters using y = a(x − h)² + k to place and shape each parabola.
Tip: Flip the sign of a to turn a smile into a frown, stack parabolas of different widths for fountains, and use domain restrictions like {a ≤ x ≤ b} for letter shapes!