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Lesson #163 Conversion Between Polar and Cartesian Coordinates

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students are shown the conversion formula. In this conversion between polar and cartesian coordinates lesson plan, students are presented with a formula for converting between two types of coordinates. Two examples are included in the...
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Curated OER

Reflections in the Plane

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Have your class explore the concept of reflections as they use Cabri Jr. to construct a triangle and reflect it over a line. Learners reflect shapes across the coordinate plane and across the lines y = x and y = -x.
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Curated OER

Math Journal: Functions and Coordinate Geometry

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the many uses of coordinate grids. In this graphing lesson, 5th graders write data driven equations, discuss the x and y-axis, and determine if using 2 or 3 ordered pairs is better.  Students complete several...
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EngageNY

The Graph of a Linear Equation in Two Variables

For Teachers 8th Standards
Add more points on the graph ... and it still remains a line! The 13th installment in a series of 33 leads the class to the understanding that the graph of linear equation is a line. Pupils find several solutions to a two-variable linear...
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Curated OER

Reading Graphs

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Working independently or in teams, your class practices connecting graphs, formulas and words. This instructional activity includes a guided discussion about distance vs. time graphs and looking at how velocity changes over time.  
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EngageNY

Linear Equations in Two Variables

For Teachers 8th Standards
Create tables of solutions of linear equations. A instructional activity has pupils determine solutions for two-variable equations using tables. The class members graph the points on a coordinate graph. 
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Curated OER

Graphing and the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers All
Students learn about the Cartesian coordinate plane, understand the four quadrants of the Cartesian coordinate plane, and plot points on the plane. Students read coordinates for a point from a graph and give the ratio of rise over run...
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Utah Education Network (UEN)

Integers on a Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Boogie fever! Explore the concept of integers on coordinate plane. For this integers on a coordinate plane lesson, students graph rational numbers on the coordinate plane and identify coordinates of a point. Students perform a line dance...
Handout
Charleston School District

Constructing Translations

For Students 8th Standards
Provide an introduction to translations and the notation used to denote a translation on the coordinate plane. An independent practice portion provides the pupils several opportunities to practice the skill of translations along...
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Curated OER

Coordinate Seating: Using a Coordinate System

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover coordinate systems.  In this mapping lesson, 4th graders create a coordinate system for theater seating.  Students observe a video based on a theater's seating map.
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Virginia Department of Education

Inequalities

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Compare graphing an inequality in one variable on a number line to graphing an inequality in two variables on a coordinate plane. Young mathematicians work on a puzzle matching inequalities and their solutions. They then complete a...
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Mathed Up!

Translations

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Introduce translations as transformations that move figures in horizontal and vertical distances with a video that shows how to translate the figures. A second video covers how to determine the translation that has occurred. Pupils...
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Curated OER

Dilations and Similarity

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
For this dilations and similarity worksheet, pupils solve 10 different problems that include various dilations. First, they determine the scale factor of dilations found in the illustrated graphs. Then, everyone determines the...
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Curated OER

Dilations with Matrices

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Examine dilation with matrices with your class. Learners write a conjecture for how the scale factor determines the size of an image. They then use their conjecture to write a matrix multiplication problem for the illustrated...
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Curated OER

Easter Graphing Fun

For Students 1st - 2nd
Graphing can be festive! This Easter activity has scholars using coordinates to record the location of ten holiday images. The first is done for them, and the grid is large and appealing to younger learners. Consider visualizing this...
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Curated OER

Number Pairs

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
As you introduce graphs and coordinate pairs, use this guided activity to get scholars started. They reference an example before recording number pairs to identify the location of 12 letters on a grid. Next, learners examine shapes on a...
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Curated OER

Graphs in the Coordinate Plane

For Students 7th - 12th
In this equations worksheet, students complete 13 multiple choice questions matching a graph in the coordinate plane to its equation and writing the equation of a line given two points or slope and a point.
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Curated OER

Number Pairs

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This engaging coordinate pairs activity will have scholars intrigued; they mark 13 points on a grid and then connect them to create a capital block letter. Which one will it be? The grid has whole numbers 0-10 along both axes, so...
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Bowland

Outbreak: Infection Detection

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Explore the mathematics of infection outbreaks with activities that ask learners to use coordinate grids to locate infected patients. They calculate amounts of ingredients for antidotes and determine which groups of people should be...
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EngageNY

Vectors and Translation Maps

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Discover the connection between vectors and translations. Through the lesson, learners see the strong relationship between vectors, matrices, and translations. Their inquiries begin in the two-dimensional plane and then progress to the...
Instructional Video4:58
Corbett Maths

Transformations: Translations

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Slide into vector transformations. Column vectors define the translation of figures by defining the number of units to move horizontally and vertically on the coordinate graph. Pupils develop an understanding of how to read the...
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CCSS Math Activities

Social Security Trust Fund

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Will Social Security still be around when you retire? Given data on the predicted balance of the social security fund over time, scholars plot the points on a coordinate grid and determine if a quadratic regression fits the data. They...
Printables
K-5 Math Teaching Resources

Graph Paper

For Students 1st - 6th
You'll never have to buy graph paper again with this printable resource, which can be used for anything from creating graphs, plotting points in the coordinate plane, or measuring the area and perimeter of polygons. A...
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Curated OER

Cartesian Baseball

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the characteristics of a Cartesian coordinate system. They use the game of baseball to help reinforce the topic. They develop a coordinate system for the desks in their classroom.

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