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Halloween Cartesian Art: Bat

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Get the class batty over graphing. Young mathematicians plot ordered pairs in all quadrants of a Cartesian plane, and connect the points to create a bat.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Review the x-axis and y-axis in relation to ordered pairs
  • Point out that the interval of each axis counts by 2s
  • Provide graph paper for individuals to create a larger, clearer version of the picture
Classroom Considerations
  • To avoid any confusion, suggest connecting the points as they are plotted in order
  • Worksheet requires basic experience in plotting points in all four quadrants of a Cartesian coordinate system
Pros
  • Comes with an answer key
  • Brings in a fun way to graph ordered pairs on a coordinate system
Cons
  • The intervals of the Cartesian coordinate system are crammed in a small space making it tricky to read the numbers
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