Curated OER
Nature's Polyhedrons
Students are introduced to polyhedrons through using straw models to explore geometric solids and constructing Christmas tree ornaments using Epsom salt crystals. Students will view interactive videos and investigate and retrieve...
Curated OER
Hurricane Tracking
Students access the Internet to find information on current hurricanes. They get locations, speeds, and air pressures and then plot the location of the hurricane on a hurricane-tracking map. They also access the FEMA website to solve...
Curated OER
Pet Count Excel Graphing
Learners used collected data to distinguish what pets they have or would like to have. They correlate findings with appropriate technology--Excel. At the end of the lesson they tabulate a bar chart and present their findings to the class.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Coordinate Geometry
Students will participate in several activities that will build their knowledge of coordinates graphing. Students will use ordered pairs to locate points on a grid. Students will also relate coordinate graphing to the real world through...
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Drawing Polygons With Coordinates
In this exercise, students practice drawing polygons with coordinates. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Drawing Polygons With Coordinates 2
In this exercise, students practice drawing polygons with coordinates. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Connecting With Coordinates
This lesson will allow students to practice plotting points on a grid. Students will have an opportunity to play a coordinate game. This lesson is hands-on and allows for cooperative learning. This lesson plan was created as a result of...
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.
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: Coordinate Plane Word Problems (Quadrant 1 Challenging)
Try some coordinate plane word problems focusing on quadrant 1. Miss the problem, and Kahn offers some tutorials for help.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 5.g Battle Ship Using Grid Paper
The purpose of this task is to give students practice plotting points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane and naming coordinates of points. Aligns with 5.G.A.1.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Introduction to Slope for Middle Years Mathematics
This collection of five middle school math lessons covers the topic of plane geometry, specifically the concept of slope. The first lesson introduces learners to plotting points on a Cartesian grid using a Geoboard. Lesson two moves them...
Other
Math Mammoth: Children's Best Activities: Copy the Pictures
A collection of animal pictures with grid overlays for drawing practice. Students copy an image by drawing the contents of each square of the grid into a matching square on a second blank grid next to the picture. Each activity can be...
Channel 4 Learning
Channel 4 Maths: Mathszone
Can you help Ben and Mai escape their captors and foil the robbers' getaway plan? Test your mathematical aptitude in this captivating, interactive, adventure game that uses a PDA/calculator to solve math clues. Students will activate...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Practice: Rotate Points
In this set of questions, students use an interactive tool to rotate objects on a Cartesian grid. Help is available through hints and videos.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Wrecks Factor: Factor Simple and Harder Quadratics
In this game, you must send rescuers to ships trapped in the Bermuda Triangle by first decoding their coordinates that were given to you as quadratic expressions. As you decode the coordinates, you must draw a search area on a grid that...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Practice: Reflect Points
In this set of questions, students practice using an interactive tool to reflect images on a Cartesian grid. Includes hints.