Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Algebra: Coordinates
Students learn about the concept of graphing coordinates on the coordinate plane by exploring a tutorial. They can then test their knowledge by taking a ten question assessment that increases in difficulty as they correctly answer...
TeacherLED
Teacher Led Interactive Whiteboard Resource One Quadrant Graph
Students can use the interactive coordinate plane to plot ordered pairs and draw lines.
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: 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.
Learning Wave Communications
Learning Wave: A Description of the Coordinate Plane
A quick description of the coordinate plane is a great preview for students preparing for a unit on graphing.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Do You See What I See?
Students discover how pictures formed by graphing ordered pairs can be stretched and shrunk by multiplying and dividing the coordinates.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Points on the Coordinate Plane
Practice graphing points like (-2, 4) on a coordinate plane. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Algebra I: Slope From Graph
Find the slope of a line on the coordinate plane. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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.
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.
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.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Linear Regression: Wing Span/height
Students take measurements of individual's wing span and height and create a coordinate graph. The activity should include at least three different grade levels. Students submit an equation through "Activity Center" and the class...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Graphing Coordinates
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will learn step by step how to graph coordinates on a coordinate plane.
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...
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: What's the Point? (Graphing Skills Game)
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.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Make an Alien Mask Using Ordered Pairs
This website gives you the ordered pairs you need to make an Alien mask using graph paper.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Make a Dinosaur Using Ordered Pairs
This website gives you the ordered pairs you need to make a Diplodocus dinosaur using graph paper.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Make a T Rex Dinosaur Using Ordered Pairs
This math tutorial on ordered pairs has students make a T-Rex dinosaur using graph paper.
Help Algebra
Help algebra.com: Rectangular Coordinates
The parts of the coordinate plane are described and plotting ordered pairs is demonstrated with several examples. The four quadrants of the coordinate plane are also defined.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Graphing Coordinates: Can You Dig It?
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will practice solving algebraic equations and plotting X and Y coordinates on a graph to better understand the techniques archeologists use to record their discoveries at excavation sites...
Education Place
Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Coordinate Graphing
Learn about coordinate graphing with explanation and examples.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Parametric Graph It
This activity allows the user to plot ordered pairs and parametric equations on the same coordinate plane.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Ordered Simple Plot
The interactive learning activity allows students to plot multiple ordered pairs. Teacher resources are included.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Intermediate Algebra
This site is a tutorial for students in algebra 2 or for those who need a refresher. The site has explanations, definitions, examples, practice problems and practice tests are found covering topics such as linear equations, graphing,...