Establish a classroom atmosphere that celebrates the sharing of learning. Have opportunity for students to practice new learnings. Make student learning available to the larger community, i.e. books students write are shared with other classes, students report in school paper, student work is displayed at school, etc.

Present projects to class.

Investigate and explain the use of conics in the real world: conics used in construction (e.g., how to build a suspension bridge, build a whisper chamber or an amphitheater, etc.); satellite tracking; conics in space (missiles, astronomy, etc.); modern military use (role conics played in Desert Storm, etc.). Report should be a minimum of two pages, typed (double spaced) or four pages, handwritten with mandatory bibliography.