| Source | Title | Address | Description |
| Academic Journal | Some New Identities on the Conic Sections | Journal of Science & Arts. 2014, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p199-210. 12p. | PDF about identities about conic sections. |
| Academic Journal | Using Conic Sections to Factor Integers | American Mathematical Monthly. Feb2016, Vol. 123 Issue 2, p168-174. 7p. | Discusses factoring odd composite integers. |
| Encyclopedia | Conic Section | Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition. Q2 2016, p1-1. 1p. | Encyclopedia excerpt |
| Mathematics Teacher Article | The Three Stooges Meet the Conic Sections | Mathematics Teacher. Feb2012, Vol. 105 Issue 6, p414-418. 5p. | Conic sections discussed using photos from "A Bird in the Head" starring the Three Stooges. |
| Mathematics Teacher Article | Developing the Vertex Formula Meaningfully | Mathematics Teacher. Feb2015, Vol. 108 Issue 6, p429-433. 5p. | Discusses the vertex formula and |
| Mathematics Teacher Article | Translating Parabolas | Mathematics Teacher. Aug2016, Vol. 110 Issue 1, p8-8. 1/3p. | Response to an article named "Developing the Vertex Formula Meaningfully" |
| Encyclopedia | Apollonius of Perga | Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition. Q2 2016, p1-1. 1p. | Encyclopedia excerpt on Apollonius, who worked with conic sections and gave us the terms parabola, hyperbola, and ellipse. |
| Book Review | Apollonius's Conics | ISIS: Journal of the History of Science in Society. Sep2011, Vol. 102 Issue 3, p537-542. 6p. | Reviews Apollonius's Conics, which has multiple books about conic sections. |
| Physics Teacher Article | Of Orbits, Conics & Grammar | Physics Teacher. Feb2005, Vol. 43 Issue 2, p84-87. 4p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart. | Connects orbits in physics to conics in mathematics. |
| Article | What Did Greek Mathematicians Find Beautiful? | Classical Philology. Oct2010, Vol. 105 Issue 4, p426-444. 19p. 1 Diagram. | Discusses Apollonius's third book and the beauty of conics. |
| Mathematics Teacher Article | The Conic Sections in Taxicab Geometry | Mathematics Teacher. Apr98, Vol. 91 Issue 4, p304. 10p. 17 Diagrams. | Explores circles, ellipses and hyperbolas using the taxicab metric. |
| Mathematics Teacher Article | Dandelin Spheres | Mathematics Teacher. Aug2006, Vol. 100 Issue 1, p20-24. 5p. 6 Graphs. | Shows relationships between ellipses using Dandelin spheres. |
| Mathematics Teacher Article | Exploring the ABCs of Parabolas | Mathematics Teacher. Sep2010, Vol. 104 Issue 2, p148-151. 4p. 2 Color Photographs, 10 Graphs. | Investigates the effect that changing a, b and c have on a quadratic equation. |
| Mathematics Teacher Article | Technology-Enhanced Discovery | Mathematics Teacher. May2014, Vol. 107 Issue 9, p660-665. 6p. | Discusses the use of technology in helping students discover the foci and loci of conic sections. |
| Mathematics Teacher Article | Exploring the locus definitions of the conic sections | Mathematics Teacher. May98, Vol. 91 Issue 5, p428. 7p. 9 Color Photographs, 4 Black and White Photographs. | Explores and extends the definition of locus through the use of technology. |
| Journal Article | Parabolas: Connection between algebraic and geometrical representations | Australian Senior Mathematics Journal. 2011, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p38-42. 5p. 1 Illustration. | Discusses the connection between algebraic and geometrical representations. |
| Mathematics Teacher Article | Draw It, Write It, Do It | Mathematics Teacher. Oct2005, Vol. 99 Issue 3, p152-155. 4p | Connects art and mathematics. |
| Journal Article | Thinking Conics | Mathematics Teaching. May2008, Issue 208, p31-33. 3p. | Describes mathematical thinking when working with conics. |
| Mathematics Teacher Article | Understanding Conic Sections Using Alternate Graph Paper | Mathematics Teacher. Dec2005/Jan2006, Vol. 99 Issue 5, p322-327. 6p. | Examines conics in Cartesian and polar coordinate systems. |
| Mathematics Teacher Article | A Specific Construction of a Conic from an Ellipse | Mathematics Teacher. Sep2004, Vol. 98 Issue 2, p98-103. 6p. | Explores variables related to ellipses and their construction. |
| Mathematics Teacher Article | Planes, Ferries, and Cylinders: Some Conic Sections | Mathematics Teacher. Sep2009, Vol. 103 Issue 2, p104-104. 4p. 10 Color Photographs, 1 Diagram. | Discusses the difference between cylinders and cones. |
| Mathematics Teacher Article | The Scream in Conics | Mathematics Teacher. Oct2015, Vol. 109 Issue 3, p167-167. 1/3p. | Explains Edvard Munch's "The Scream" in conic equations. |
| Mathematics Teacher Article | Rugby and Mathematics: A Surprising Link among Geometry, the Conics, and Calculus. | Mathematics Teacher. Nov2001, Vol. 94 Issue 8, p649. 6p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 12 Diagrams. | Connects mathematics to rugby. |
| Book Review | Conics | Mathematics Teacher. Mar2006, Vol. 99 Issue 7, p527-527. 1/3p. | Reviews "Conics" by Keith Kendig |
| Mathematics Teacher Article | Exploring Function Transformations Using the Common Core | Mathematics Teacher. Sep2013, Vol. 107 Issue 2, p132-137. 6p. | Examines transformations using the Common Core State Standards. |
| Mathematics Teacher Article | Word Histories: Melding Mathematics and Meanings | Mathematics Teacher. Nov2000, Vol. 93 Issue 8, p664. 6p. 2 Diagrams. | Discusses the origin of mathematical terms. |
| Resource | Title | Address | Description |
| Youtube Video | Conic Sections in the Real World | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBkEI-ipLq0 | Explains conic sections and examples in real life. |
| Youtube Video | Introduction to Conic Sections | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A7RR0oy2ho | Khan Academy video about conic sections. |
| Teaching Channel Video | Visualizing Geometry | https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/visualizing-geometry-lesson | Teaching Channel video about cross sections. |
| PBS Video | Slicing Three Dimensional Figures | http://utah.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/muen-math-g-slicing3dfigures/slicing-three-dimensional-figures/ | Animation of cross sections. |
| Class Activity | Flashlight Activity | http://www.classzone.com/eservices/home/pdf/teacher/LA210FAD.pdf | Class activity using flash lights to model circles and ellipses. |
| Applet | Conic Sections 3D Graph | http://www.intmath.com/plane-analytic-geometry/conic-sections-summary-interactive.php | This is an interactive graph where you can change the value of theta, y, and z. |
| Applet | Cone and Graph View of Conic Sections | https://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=3506 | In this applet, you can change where the plane is on the cones and see the resulting graph. |
| Applet | Conic Flyer | http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ConicFlyer | With this applet, you can explore the equations of the four different conic sections. |
| Applet | Conics by Intersections | https://www.geogebra.org/m/tJVW7ZxQ | In this applet, you can move around a point on the plane and cone and see the resulting conic section. |
| Applet | Conic Sections Animated | https://www.geogebra.org/m/sQu4Zfsd | This is an animation of conic sections. |
| Applet | Ellipses and Hyperbolas | http://www.slu.edu/classes/maymk/GeoGebra/EllipseHyperbola.html | This applet explores the features of ellipses and parabolas. |
| Applet | Constructing an Ellipse | http://www.slu.edu/classes/maymk/GeoGebra/ConstructEllipse.html | Through this applet, you are able to construct an ellipse using the distance between two foci and the distance from those and all the points in the ellipse. |
| Applet | Conics Collection | https://www.geogebra.org/m/ghEE8aev# | This is a collection of applets dealing with conics sections. |
| Applet | Conics Collection 2 | https://www.geogebra.org/m/GmTngth7# | This is another collection of applets dealing with conics. |
| Applet | Conic Sections Collection | https://plus.maths.org/content/conic-sections | This is website with a collection of applets about conics sections. |