National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Chameleon Graphing: Coordinate Plane
Dive into this introduction to graphing in the coordinate plane, and meet a chameleon named Sam. Sam will help guide you through graphing points on a line, using negative numbers, and graphing points in the coordinate plane.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Using a Coordinate Grid
In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad must locate each other using a map's grid to construct a coordinate system using letters and numbers.
Math.com
Math.com: Coordinate Geometry
The lesson investigates coordinate geometry. Definitions, examples, and a worksheet are available.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Simple Coordinates Game
This applet lets you play a game where you practice locating specific points using the first quadrant on the coordinate grid. Directions are only a click away.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Simple Coordinates Game
This applet allows students to practice plotting points and identifying ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. The learning resource consists of the activity, instructions, instructor notes, and additional resources.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Simple Maze Game
Use this clever applet to move your robot to safe ordered pairs as it travels to its destination. This all takes place in the first quadrant. Direction are just a click away.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Arithmetic Practice W/ Ordered Pairs
The Shodor Education Foundation provides this lesson plan to have students practice simple computation that results in them graphing their answers. If they are accurate they will have a straight line. Students use an interactive...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: General Coordinates Game
This applet allows students to practice plotting points and identifying ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. The learning resource consists of the activity, instructions, instructor notes, and additional resources.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Simple Maze Game
This applet allows students to practice plotting ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. The learning resource consists of the activity, instructions, instructor notes, and additional resources.
Primary Resources
Primary Resources: Position and Direction
A large collection of teacher resources dealing with position and direction (coordinates and compass directions). Includes worksheets, PowerPoint presentations, games, presentations, and smartboard files.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Greg's Grid Graphs
This interactive web lesson investigates ordered pairs and how to plot them on a coordinate grid.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Rectas Y Planos
In Spanish. You can study interactively in this unit lines and planes in space, their equations and their relative positions.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: Looking for the Top Quark
Use this interactive graphing game to practice plotting points in all four quadrants of the coordinate plain.
TeacherLED
Teacher Led Interactive Whiteboard Resource One Quadrant Graph
Students can use the interactive coordinate plane to plot ordered pairs and draw lines.
TeacherLED
Teacher Led Interactive Whiteboard Resource Two Quadrant Graph
Use this interactive white board activity to explore coordinate planes and graphing ordered pairs.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Algebra: Coordinates in 4 Quadrants
This site provides students practice with the concept of graphing in the coordinate plane. Students can learn about the topic by completing an interactive tutorial. Students can then take a ten question timed test to practice the skill.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Coordinate Plane Problems in All Four Quadrants
In this exercise, students practice coordinate plane problems in all four quadrants. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Quadrilateral Problems on the Coordinate Plane
Challenge problems involving the coordinates of the vertices of the quadrilaterals Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Distance Between Points: Vertical or Horizontal
Practice finding the distance between two points on the coordinate plane that share the same x- or y-coordinate. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Next Dimension
The purpose of this lesson is to teach students about the three dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. It is important for structural engineers to be confident graphing in 3D in order to be able to describe locations in space to fellow...
Mathematics for Teaching
Mathematics for Teaching: What Is a Coordinates System?
Discusses a coordinate system, including coordinates and quadrants on a coordinate plane. A GeoGebra activity is provided.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Drawing Polygons With Coordinates
Practice drawing shapes on the coordinate plane. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Coordinate Plane Problems in All Four Quadrants
Practice solving word problems by interpreting the meaning of points plotted on an xy coordinate system. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Quadrants on the Coordinate Plane
Practice graphing points on a coordinate plane and identifying the quadrant or axis where they are located. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.