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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Introduction to the Cartesian Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
This lesson consists of two PowerPoint presentations that use animation (motion) to demonstrate how to obtain a 1-1 mapping between a plane and ordered pairs of Real numbers. These can be teacher presented or if you have enough PCs...
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Scatter Plot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Graph ordered pairs and customize the graph title and axis labels. Points are connected from left to right, rather than being connected in the order they are entered.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Locating Points on the Cartesian Graph

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In this interactive, students use clues and logic to plot the location of aquatic animals on a Cartesian graph that represents the four cardinal directions. The three riddles in the interactive, including one that requires students to...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Horizontal and Vertical Distances on the Cartesian Graph

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In this interactive, students use logic and mathematical skill to place aquatic animals at locations on a Cartesian graph with cardinal directions. Then, they determine both the vertical and horizontal distances between points. The...
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Activity
K-5 Math Teaching Resources

K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Coordinate Grid Geoboards [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
An activity dealing with making a polygon and getting their coordinates. Materials needed: geoboards, rubber bands, coordinate grid paper and rulers.
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Interactive
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa

Red Escolar: Figuras Escondidas

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Practice graphing by playing a game in the Cartesian coordinates plane.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Points on a Coordinate Grid

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a basic flipchart to review plotting coordinates on a coordinate grid.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Interpreting Graphs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Flipchart provides information about interpreting graphs and the parts of a coordinate grid.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Coordinate Grid

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a simple flipchart for students to work on finding coordinates on a grid.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Graphing Coordinates

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will learn step by step how to graph coordinates on a coordinate plane.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Graphing With Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will name and locate coordinates within a graph. Students also make their own graph and have others locate the points.
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Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Make an Alien Mask Using Ordered Pairs

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This website gives you the ordered pairs you need to make an Alien mask using graph paper.
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Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Make a Dinosaur Using Ordered Pairs

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This website gives you the ordered pairs you need to make a Diplodocus dinosaur using graph paper.
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Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Make a T Rex Dinosaur Using Ordered Pairs

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This math tutorial on ordered pairs has students make a T-Rex dinosaur using graph paper.
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Unit Plan
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Introduction to Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What are coordinates? How do you plot coordinates? Find the answers to these questions and others, and follow links to learn more about Cartesian coordinates and to work with an interactive Cartesian coordinate tool.
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Graphic
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: A Cartesian Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This one page website lets you practice plotting points on the coordinate grid. See if you can find the missing coordinates to complete the shapes. When you are finished the solutions are only a click away.
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Graphic
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Transformation Tease

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Follow the directions at this one page website. You will get lots of practice plotting points on the coordinate grid and experience with transformational geometry.
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Graphic
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Treasure Island

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
See if you can find what the ordered pairs are for each of the items on the map. This one page website will help you practice plotting points on the grid. You can check the answers right on the website.
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Graphic
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: What Are You Plotting?

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This one page website is for practicing graphing ordered pairs. It lets you know right away if your choice is incorrect. At the bottom of the page their is a challenge with the solution just a click away.
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Coordinate Cunning

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Play this game for two and learn how to graph ordered pairs on the coordinate plane at this one page website. You will know right away if you have the correct coordinates.
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Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: Coordinate Plane Jeopardy Game

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Students answer questions about graphing points, quadrants and axes, and finding the coordinates of a point in this jeopardy style game.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Shapes on the Coordinate Plane

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Identify and graph corners on shapes graphed in the first quadrant of a coordinate plane. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Distance Between Points in First Quadrant

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Graph and find the distance between point in first quadrant of coordinate plane. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: What's the Point? (Graphing Skills Game)

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
This graphing game challenges players to supply the coordinates for points shown on a series of graphs and also to plot pairs of coordinates on simple Cartesian planes.