Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Horizontal and Vertical Distances on the Cartesian Graph

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In this interactive, students use logic and mathematical skill to place aquatic animals at locations on a Cartesian graph with cardinal directions. Then, they determine both the vertical and horizontal distances between points. The...
Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Graphing and the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan helps students understand how to graph ordered pairs on the coordinate plane. Lots of resources are available to teachers and students at this website.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Chameleon Graphing: Coordinate Plane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Dive into this introduction to graphing in the coordinate plane, and meet a chameleon named Sam. Sam will help guide you through graphing points on a line, using negative numbers, and graphing points in the coordinate plane.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Coordinate Plane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of locating points on the coordinate plane. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click...
Lesson Plan
University of South Florida

Fcat: Human Coordinate Plane: Teacher Notes

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students participate as a class in this activity using their desks as points on the coordinate plane. The teacher leads them in the activity, increasing their understanding of the characteristics of the coordinate plane.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Coordinates and the Cartesian Plane

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
A brief refresher on the Cartesian plane includes how points are written in (x,y) format and oriented to the axes, and which directions are positive and negative. Then students learn about what it means for a relation to be a function...
eBook
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Coordinate Plane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Get independent practice identifying points, graphing points and equations on the coordinate plane. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Using the Pythagorean Theorem on the Cartesian Graph

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this interactive, students use logic and mathematical skill to place animals at the correct points on a Cartesian graph representing the cardinal directions. Then, they use the Pythagorean theorem to determine the distances between...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Quadrants on the Coordinate Plane

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Practice graphing points on a coordinate plane and identifying the quadrant or axis where they are located. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Points on the Coordinate Plane

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
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.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Functions on a Cartesian Plane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn to graph a function represented by a table of values in the coordinate plane. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Area and Perimeter on the Coordinate Plane

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Find the area and perimeter of quadrilaterals using their coordinates. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Activity
Other

The Coordinate Plane: Graphs & Graphing Calculators

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Site provides exercises for graphing on the coordinate plane including distance formula, midpoint formula, graphs of equations, and graphing using a calculator.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Locating Points on the Cartesian Graph

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In this interactive, students use clues and logic to plot the location of aquatic animals on a Cartesian graph that represents the four cardinal directions. The three riddles in the interactive, including one that requires students to...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Points in the Coordinate Plane

For Students 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Graph ordered pairs on a coordinate grid.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Discovering the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The student will graph ordered pairs on a coordinate plane and use graphing to solve problems involving cartography.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Shapes on the Coordinate Plane

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Identify and graph corners on shapes graphed in the first quadrant of a coordinate plane. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Functions on a Cartesian Plane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students will learn how graphs represent functions. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Coordinate Plane Word Problems (Quadrant 1 Challenging)

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Find the distance between points, graph points, and interpret data on coordinate planes to solve word problems. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Points on a Coordinate Grid

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a basic flipchart to review plotting coordinates on a coordinate grid.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: What's in a Name? Explorations in the Coordinate Plane From

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will plot points in a coordinate plane and reflect those points across the axes using a MIRA and then using the graphing calculator STAT, STAT PLOT, and GRAPH menus graph the image on the graphing calculator screen.
eBook
Education Place

Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Functions and Graphing

For Students 6th - 7th
An overview of functions and graphing on a coordinate plane.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Simple Coordinates Game

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This applet lets you play a game where you practice locating specific points using the first quadrant on the coordinate grid. Directions are only a click away.
Unit Plan
Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Intermediate Algebra: Graphing Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Through this tutorial, you will learn how to solve equations by graphing them on a coordinate plane. Contains several examples with step-by-step solutions and practice exercises for you to complete and check.