1. The Start of Something
BIG
CONICS Art Foldable

2. Start Something BIG..
Create a multifaceted foldable
CONIC Art Practice
Create Your Own CONICS Art

3. Foldable
From the ziploc bag: Next take the full sheet
Take one full sheet First, fold it hotdog
and one half sheet of style and make a crease
cardstock
Open the fold and fold
You will also need to in the two edges
share the scissors towards the center
First, take the half crease—this will result
sheet and fold it in 3 parallel creases and
hotdog style 4 columns
Then cut along the
crease and lay aside Repeat this process
hamburger style—this
will result in a table
with 4 rows and 4
columns

4. Now cut and weave…
Take the full sheet (yellow) and fold in half
hamburger (taco; horizontally) style
Cut from the FOLDED edge along each of the
3 creases UP TO the vertical crease
This will result in 3 slits in the middle of your
paper
Now weave the two strips
alternately through the slits

5. Center
Radius
Equation
Tangent
Axis of Symmetry
Equation
Direction
Focus
Directrix
Center
Equation
Vertices
Foci
Co-vertices
Center
Equation
Vertices
Foci
Co-vertices
Asymptotes

6. Center The equation of a circle with
center (0,0) and
Radius
radius, r, is
Equation x2 + y2 = r2
Tangent
Axis of Symmetry
Equation
Direction
Focus
Directrix
Center
Equation
Vertices
Foci
Co-vertices c 2 = a2 – b 2
Center
Equation
Vertices
Foci
Co-vertices
Asymptotes
c 2 = a2 + b 2

7. Tangent
HORIZONTAL VERTICAL
HORIZONTAL VERTICAL
HORIZONTAL VERTICAL

8. Center
Radius
Equation
Tangent
Axis of Symmetry
Equation
Direction
Focus
Directrix
Center
Equation
Vertices
Foci
Co-vertices c 2 = a2 – b 2
Center
Equation
Vertices
Foci
Co-vertices
Asymptotes
c 2 = a2 + b 2

9. HORIZONTAL VERTICAL

10. Now let’s try Note: These equations have been solved for y= from the
standard form on the foldable. Most students use Green
some CONIC art! Globs to practice and refine their artwork in standard form
before solving for y=
e.g.Y1 was: x2 + y2 = 9
Take your calculator You should see a smiley face on your
Go to the y= screen calculator.
Type the following equations: Use Zoom 4:Zdecimal to see the design
(
Y 1 = {− 1,1} 9 − x 2 ) better
The final step is to turn AxesOff Use
Y 2 = . 5 x 2 − 2( − 1 .5 ≤ x and x ≤ 1 .5 ) the Format (2nd ZOOM, then scroll down
to AxesOff)
( )
Y 3 = {− 1,1} (1 − ( x + 1) 2 / .25) * 1 + 1
Y 4 = {− 1,1} ((1 − ( x − 1) / .25) * 1) + 1
2
Y 5 = {− 1,1} ((1 − x / 9) * −4 ) /( −3.5 ≤ x and x ≤ 3.5)
2

12. Now it’s your turn…
Use what you have learned and design your own
CONIC Art
You may use the foldable to design your own
equations or just modify the dragonfly equations
While you are working I will display some of my
students’ works…