TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: A Lego Introduction to Graphing
Students use a LEGO ball shooter to demonstrate and analyze the motion of a projectile through use of a line graph. This activity involves using a method of data organization and trend observation with respect to dynamic experimentation...
University of Vienna (Austria)
Maths Online
This site consists of interactive lessons on a multitude of math topics including sets, drawing plane and coordinate system, variables, equations, and functions. You may also view this Vienna University site in German.
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.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Cartesian Coordinates
This MathWorld page discusses Cartesian coordinates and the Cartesian coordinate system. Includes somewhat advanced and complicated information!
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Points in the Coordinate Plane
In this activity, students can use the Cabri Jr. Application to explore the coordinate system.
Other
Worksheet Works: Coordinate Picture Graphing
Generate a worksheet for practice in how to plot coordinate pairs as you copy an image. Choose an image, the type of grid, the number of quadrants, and the layout, then download your worksheet in PDF format.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Graphing Points and Naming Quadrants
In this exercise, students practice graphing points and naming quadrants. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Points on the Coordinate Plane
In this exercise, students practice finding points on the coordinate plane. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Other
Algebra.com: Homework Solvers
This site offers both instruction and homework help in several algebraic topics, including topics within Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, and Algebra II.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Integer Translations, Paths Between Points
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use integer translations to describe paths between points on the coordinate plane.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Shuffling Cards to Practice Transformations
This Regents Prep site offers an interesting classroom lesson for transformations on a coordinate plane using flash cards.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Coordinates
This site discusses coordinates in the Cartesian plane. The site gives some fundamental terms involving Cartesian coordinates and a graph with the origin and a point labeled. Be sure to follow the links to related terms, everyday...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Graphing Points
In this exercise, students practice graphing points. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Identifying Points
In this exercise, students practice identifying points. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Shapes on the Coordinate Plane
In this exercise, students practice identifying shapes on the coordinate plane. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Using a Coordinate Grid (Day 1)
The students will be learning about the coordinate grid through the use of multiple learning styles and real life examples.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Polygons in the Grid
Connecting the dots between Geometry and the Coordinate Grid.
University of Vienna (Austria)
University of Vienna: Reading Off Coordinates
Given a point on the coordinate plane, input the coordinates (x and y) to check understanding. Coordinates are integer or half-integer to simplify reading the location of the given point.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Coordinate Grid: Targeted Math Instruction
At the end of this lesson about the coordinate grid, students will be able to identify x- and y-axes, point of origin, quadrants, coordinates, and ordered pairs, and read, interpret, and plot points in any of the quadrants.
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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Coordinate Axes & Reference Frames: Lesson 3
This lesson introduces the learner to coordinate axes and explains how they can be used with reference frames. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Coordinate Axes & Reference Frames."
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Points on a Coordinate Grid
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a basic flipchart to review plotting coordinates on a coordinate grid.
Wyzant
Wyzant: Reading Points on a Graph
The resource has students practice finding the coordinate of a given point. The worksheet consists of an example and answer sheet.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Graphing With Animals
[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.