Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Handy Reflections
The purpose of this investigation is to: Revise plotting points on the Cartesian plane; Use and understand aspect ratios; Improve estimation skills; Use a spreadsheet or a graphing calculator to draw a graph; Learn how to reflect lines...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Navigating the Usa With the Coordinate Plane
The students will be plotting points on the United States Map. This background and activity could be used and/or modified to fit any social studies class. Students could explore topics ranging from graphing coordinates in pre-algebra to...
Harvard University
Harvard University: Maps and Mapping
This site is provided for by Harvard University. Students follow a map on a scavenger hunt, create a map of their classroom and their town, learn how to read topographic maps, and discover latitude and longitude in these inquiry activities.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Weather: Rainfall
Create and use scatterplots based on information from a table, and compare and contrast annual rainfall in various places around the world.
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.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Taxicab Treasure Hunt
Find the treasure hidden at an intersection in the city. Use the clues. Read the instructions then scroll to the bottom and click "hide the treasure".
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Cartesian Coordinate Plane
Find a quick, concise explanation of the Cartesian Coordinate Plane. Examples are given and various aspects of plotting points and graphing are described.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Plot Four: Positive and Negative Numbers
Plotting points is usually an interesting activity for students. Make it even more interesting and engaging using this game.
Analyze Math
Analyze Math: Plot Points in Polar Coordinates
The interactive tutorial examines how to plot points given by their polar coordinates. Learners use the applet to plot polar coordinates.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Introduction to the X, Y Plane (The "Cartesian" Plane)
Purplemath offers an in-depth lesson on the Cartesian plane. The lesson discusses how to plot points and gives information about the four quadrants. Example problems are given on plotting points and determining the quadrant in which to...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Tracking Stocks and the Coordinate Plane
Which stock price had the largest change? How do you know? How do you represent a point on the coordinate plane? Students continue tracking their investments.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Coordinate Grid and Geometry
Students make connections between the coordinate grid and Geometry by finding the distance of line segments using the coordinate plane. This instructional activity includes a detailed lesson plan, slides containing notes and problems,...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Coordinate Grid (Day 2)
The students will be learning about the coordinate grid through the use of multiple learning styles and real-life examples. Space is needed since students will be actively moving! This lesson includes slides containing notes and...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Does It Make a Difference Where You Shop?
A math investigation that uses scatter plots to compare prices of favorite soft drinks. Discover how valuable your skills in organizing and displaying data can be in real life scenarios.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Coordinate Grid Geoboards [Pdf]
An activity dealing with making a polygon and getting their coordinates. Materials needed: geoboards, rubber bands, coordinate grid paper and rulers.
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa
Red Escolar: Figuras Escondidas
Practice graphing by playing a game in the Cartesian coordinates plane.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Plotting Points
[Free Registration/Login Required] The teacher will use this lesson plan to review plotting points.
Wyzant
Wyzant: Graphing Lines by Graphing Two Points
The resource has students practice graphing the line of a given equation. The worksheet consists of an example, answer sheet, and printable graph paper.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Coordinate Tan
Enter the World of Tan. The solutions to these challenges are located right on the website.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: A Cartesian Puzzle
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.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Transformation Tease
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.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Treasure Island
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.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: What Are You Plotting?
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.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Graphing Number Patterns
On this one page website sharpen your logic, graphing and pattern recognition skills while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.