Curated OER
"Graph It"
Students work in teams to conduct short surveys of their classmates. They show their results using at least two different types of graphs.
Students separate into teams and are asked that each team to choose something that they are...
Curated OER
Surface Meteorological Observation System (SMOS)
Middle schoolers monitor local surface weather conditions for at least 30 days. They interpret the data by graphing it and detemining percentages.
Curated OER
Name Count and Graph
Middle schoolers find the frequency of a name in selected states by using the Internet. They input data into a spread sheet. They create a graph that illustrates the gathered information.
Curated OER
Graphing
Seventh graders identify the different graphs used in science. In this graphing lesson, 7th graders analyze the three kinds of graphs. They construct a graph that best describes a given data.
Curated OER
CHARTING A COURSE
Students model how a gyroscope works with string, an old phonograph record and crayon.
Curated OER
An Apple A Day
Students create a graph that showcases their pick for favorite kind of apple. Students are given samples of a variety of apples to determine their favorite in a taste test. They a create a tally chart of favorite kinds apples and use a...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Y Axis
This is a very brief site giving the name physicists use when referring to this axis, and its general orientation in the Cartesian system.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Egg Math Axis of Symmetry
Uses an egg to demonstrate the concept of axis of symmetry. Put your cursor over the picture to "move" around the egg. Offers links to related concepts, including Cartesian Ovals and Ovals of Cassini.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: The Ellipse
This excellent lesson offers a thorough definition, description, and then step-by-step analysis of ellipses. Includes a focus upon the vertical and horizontal, major and minor axes, transllations of ellipses and more.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Coordinate Plane: Plot Ordered Pairs
Khan Academy: Coordinate plane: plot ordered pairs practices plotting an ordered pair on the x (horizontal) axis and y (vertical) axis of the coordinate plane.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: A Place in Space
The students will use a "real" 3D coordinate system. They will have 3 axes at right angles, and a plane (the XY plane) that will be able to slide up and down the Z axis. The students will then be given several coordinates and asked to...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Equation of a Line Parallel to an Axis
Dr. Math gives a short discussion on how to find the equation of a line parallel to an axis (, parallel or horizontal.)
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Coordinate Plane
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will learn the basics of the coordinate plane including quadrants, x and y axis, ordered pairs and the origin. A 5 question quiz is included to see if they get it.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center: Real World Investigation: Elevation Changes [Pdf]
Math and geography are the focus of this internet investigation. Learners must plan a road trip to several cities and plot the elevations of those cities using a line graph. Acrobat Reader required.
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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Understanding Slope as a Ratio
[Free Registration/Login Required] Finished investigating slope as an angle and will now do some investigation with slope as a ratio. It will then be a bridge to go back to linear equations (with the connection to rate of change). There...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Coordinate Grid
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a simple flipchart for students to work on finding coordinates on a grid.
Other
Platonic Realms: Conics
This resource provides in depth information on the conic sections. Click on the underlined words for definitions and diagrams.
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Earning 100 Snelfus
In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad figures out how to earn 100 snelfus in 11 days.
Math Words
Math words.com: Complex Plane
Contains the definition and a picture for what a complex plane is.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 1.1 the Three Dimensions
In order to better understand why your world is three dimensional, consider zero, one and two dimensions.