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A slope or not a slope? That is the question.

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate concepts related to Cartesian Coordinates. They use a creative game at the beginning of the lesson to identify quadrants by passing candy to one another. The rest of the lesson is using vocabulary and problem...
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Capture the Penguin

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this graphing worksheet, students play a game called Capture the Penguin where they put their penguins onto a graph with another player, roll dice to form ordered pairs, and start eliminating penguins. Students look at the scoring...
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Cartesian Baseball

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers 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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Promote Precalculus

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Use projects, real-world activities, and games to bring precalculus to life for students.
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Coordinates

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore a plotting on a coordinate plane. Using a specified website, they play a "Maze Game" where they navigate a robot through a minefield. As students work through the problems, the rigor of the problems increase. ...
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Coordinates

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore plotting on a coordinate plane. They visit a given website and play a game called, "Billy Bug." Students use coordinates to guide the bug to its food. Afterward, they complete follow-up problems to reinforce the...
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Find the Shape

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify points on the coordinate plane using ordered pairs and also plot the ordered pairs on the coordinate plane. They also use properties of shapes to identify polygons such as triangles and quadrilaterals (square,...
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Plotting Grids Using Battleship

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students coordinate grid points on X and Y axises to plot a physical location. The game of "Battleship is used to present first hand knowledge of this skill.
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Plotting Points

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders practice plotting points on a coordinate plane. As a class, they create and label the parts of a graph. Given ordered pairs, they plot the points, connect them to reveal a particular shape, and find the area of the shape.
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We Love to Graph!

For Teachers 8th - 9th Standards
Students experience graphing points.  In this graphing points lesson, students play an on-line game where they must name 10 coordinate pairs correctly.  Students play a maze game where they maneuver a robot using coordinate...
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Chef Solus Cooking Academy Game

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students evaluate human health by participating in an interactive activity. In this food choice lesson, students discuss the decisions they make each day in order to stay healthy with the food they eat. Students utilize the Internet to...
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Scrabble Problem

For Students 4th
In this algebra worksheet, 4th graders play a game of scrabble using equations. They use the rules for scrabble when solving the equations.
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The Radian Walk

For Students 10th - 12th
Learners play a game to learn angle measures in radians. In this precalculus/trigonometry activity, students play a game similar to a cake walk. When the music stops, which ever student is selected, names his/her coordinates and place on...
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Battle Shapes

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders play Battleshapes which is a variation of Battleship with geometry. In this geometry lesson, 5th graders get a graph paper with four quadrants. They call out coordinate points and attempt to sink their opponents shapes. 
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Where in the World? :Understanding Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars play a grid-based game and devise clues to help classmates locate spots on the globe in order to recognize the value of using longitude and latitude for identifying locations.
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The Great Grid

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the coordinate plane.  In this middle school/Algebra I lesson, students use dice with numbers and signs to play a game in which they must locate points on a coordinate plane.  Students work in teams to place...
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Linear Equations

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students write the equation of a line given the coordinates of two points on the line.  The one page worksheet contains a combination of three multiple choice and free response...
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Analytic Geometry

For Students 9th
In this analytic geometry worksheet, 9th graders graph and solve 13 different types of problems that include determining whether equations are linear to matching given equations to their corresponding equation in the second column....
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Human Face of Mathematics - Mathematics in Aboriginal Culture

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students collect statistical data.  In groups, students play a dart game and then determine the distance between darts.  They collect the data and plot the information on a coordinate plane.  They identify the mean and the...
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Writing Equations from a Table

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use coordinates in a table to write equations. In this algebra lesson, students discuss rate of change as it relates to slope and x and y values. They plot the points from a table to graph their lines and write an equation for...
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How are we Related?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students differentiate functions based on their domain and range. In this algebra lesson plan, students define function, domain, range and relation. They analyze graphs and coordinate pairs for input and output values making up a function.
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Battle Ship

For Students 10th
In this coordinate plane instructional activity, 10th graders solve and graph 3 different problems that include playing a game with graphing. First, they mark one of each of they ships either horizontally or vertically. Then, students...
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Less is More: Subtraction in Action

For Teachers K - 4th
Students participate in group games to help review the concept of subtraction. During the games, they practice subtracting two-digit numbers and the concept of borrowing. They review their answers with the class and move on to...
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Algebra/Geometry Institute Summer 2007: Graphing Activity

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