Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Graphs

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students are introduced to connecting graphing in a coordinate plane to making scatterplots on a graphing calculator. Working in pairs, they connect points plotted to make a sailboat and complete questions on a worksheet as well as plot...
Activity
Marshall Cavendish International

Coordinate Plane Treasure Hunt

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Similar to the game Battleship®, partners try and determine where the opponent buried their treasures on the hidden coordinate plane. Two types of planes are provided, one with only quadrant one and one with all four for a higher...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coordinates on a Shower Curtain: Math

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use a shower curtain to represent a coordinate plane and then physically demonstrate their understanding or ordered pairs as they move from place to place.
Unit Plan
National Security Agency

What’s Your Coordinate?

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Your middle schoolers will show what they know with their bodies when they become the coordinate plane in this conceptual development unit. Starting with the characteristics of the coordinate plane, learners develop their skills by...
Worksheet
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Math Drills

Christmas Cartesian Art Tree

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Spruce up graphing practice with an activity that has young mathematicians plot points on a coordinate plane, and then connect the points to create a Christmas tree.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scale Drawings of Birds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners create their own copies of Phoenix Birds using a grid system.
Learning
For The Love of Teaching Math

Sink Cap’n K!

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Turn a lesson on the coordinate plane into a class game of battleship with this fun math resource. Providing two coordinate grids and and places to fill in the ordered pairs that are guessed, this activity is a great way...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

George Washington Teaches Map Directions

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners follow teacher given directions, either oral or written to plot points on a grid to create a profile of George Washington. They apply cardinal and ordinal directions to find the points on the grid.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Graph Functions: Practice

For Students 6th - 7th
In this graph functions worksheet, students complete several activities to help them graph functions. Students use the table and the graph to complete the questions. Students also answer two test prep questions.
Lesson Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Stitching Quilts into Coordinate Geometry

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Who knew quilting would be so mathematical? Introduce linear equations and graphing while working with the lines of pre-designed quilts. Use the parts of the design to calculate the slope of the linear segments. The project...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Hit or Miss

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this hit or miss worksheet, students play a game called hit or miss where they draw points on a graph and their partners have to guess where their points are. Students each get a grid and play a game representing battleship.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Line 'Em Up!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students find coordinate points on a grid and create a line graph with those points. This lesson should ideally be used during a unit on various types of graphs. They make and use coordinate systems to specify locations and to describe...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coordinate Geometry Battleship Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students play a "Battleship" type of game to practice graphing on a coordinate plane. In this coordinate graphing lesson plan, students select a point on their grid to place their "battleship." It the opposing team misses the ship, the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graphing Equivalent Fractions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students graph families of equivalent fractions and compare them by observing the slope of the line formed by each fraction family. They place fractions in ascending order by comparing the slopes of each line after several families of...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Sunshine Math 3

For Students 4th - 6th
In this word problems worksheet, learners read and problem solve nine  mathematical word problems involving grids, measurement, compensation and angles.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Use the Grid to Answer the Questions

For Students 9th - 11th
For this algebra worksheet, students identify the points on a graph and make sure the lines satisfy the conditions placed on the values.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shell Graphing

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the four quadrants of a coordinate grid.  For this graphing lesson, 5th graders trace sea shells in each of the four quadrants of a coordinate grid and then label the ordered pairs on each shell.  For the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Graphing From Function Tables

For Students 6th - 7th
In this graphing from function tables worksheet, learners graph given functions from a completed function table. This is a worksheet generator, the teacher can set the grid size for plotting points as well as whether or not to include a...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Chapter 4 Practice Test

For Students 6th - 9th
In this Chapter 4 Practice Test learning exercise, students solve problems with signed numbers.  They are also asked to complete a table and graph a simple function. The bonus problem presents points to plot.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Algebra/Geometry Institute Summer 2007: Graphing Activity

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders practice identifying coordinates by examining a city map.  For this graphing lesson, 7th graders create coordinate directions on an index card and practice locating these locations on a grid.  Students read and...
Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Functions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A function is like a machine that has an input and an output. Challenge scholars to look at the eight given points and determine the two functions that would fit four of the points each — one is linear and the other non-linear. The...
Assessment
Mathed Up!

Inequalities Regions

For Students 9th - 11th
Discover how to solve systems of inequalities by graphing. An informative video shows pupils how to determine the solution set after graphing each inequality of a system. To finish, a worksheet gives them a chance to practice this skill.
Workbook
Math Sphere

Co-Ordinates

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Challenge young mathematicians' understanding of the coordinate plane with this series of skills practice worksheets. Offering 10 different exercises that involve identifying ordered pairs,...
Assessment
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Mathematics Assessment Project

College and Career Readiness Mathematics Test A1

For Students 9th - 12th
A six-page test covers content from several different high school math courses. It incorporates a few short answer, graphing, and word problems. It also allows room for mathematical reasoning and analysis.