Lesson Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach: Plot Four: Positive and Negative Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Plotting points is usually an interesting activity for students. Make it even more interesting and engaging using this game.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Mc Dougal Littell Middle School Math 2: Graphing Functions

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students will graph the function and find the unknown value in the given ordered pairs.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Parametric Graph It

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This activity allows the user to plot ordered pairs and parametric equations on the same coordinate plane.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Mapping a Leaf

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this activity, students will identify and record ordered pairs from a coordinate plane. They will examine symmetry about the axes, reflections, and symmetry in nature. They understand geometric concepts like area and perimeter, and...
Lesson Plan
University of South Florida

Fcat: Spaghetti Bridges: Teacher Notes

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students build bridges and test their strength to collect data and write an equation. The concept of slope is explored in this activity.
Interactive
TeacherLED

Teacher Led Interactive Whiteboard Resource Two Quadrant Graph

For Students K - 1st Standards
Use this interactive white board activity to explore coordinate planes and graphing ordered pairs.
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...
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: What Are You Plotting?

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This one page website is for practicing graphing ordered pairs. It lets you know right away if your choice is incorrect. At the bottom of the page their is a challenge with the solution just a click away.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Coordinate Cunning

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Play this game for two and learn how to graph ordered pairs on the coordinate plane at this one page website. You will know right away if you have the correct coordinates.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Design Graphing Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students create a design by connecting points in the coordinate plane. They then program their calculators to display their designs.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Buried Objects Adventure 1

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the CBR 2 to gather data and identify "buried" objects. They interpret and analyze graphs of height as a function of time, and use the change in the y-coordinates of an ordered pair to determine the height of an object.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Scatter Plot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Graph ordered pairs and customize the graph title and axis labels. Points are connected from left to right, rather than being connected in the order they are entered.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Where Should They Hold the Fundraising Party?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn how to create a table of values for a simple linear function and use the table to create a graph on squared paper. They use the graphing calculator to display the ordered pairs and find values of corresponding to values of...
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.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Graphit

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Create graphs of functions and sets of ordered pairs on the same coordinate plane. This is like a graphing calculator with advanced viewing options.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Linear Regression: Wing Span/height

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students take measurements of individual's wing span and height and create a coordinate graph. The activity should include at least three different grade levels. Students submit an equation through "Activity Center" and the class...
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.
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.
Activity
Mathematics Archives

Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Polar Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a tutorial for Polar Coordinates. After actively involving in the site, students should be able to convert from rectangular coordinates to polar and from polar to rectangular. Students will also be able to plot points...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Classifying Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will be sent ordered pairs through lists using the TI-Navigator. These pairs will then be graphed as a line graph and students will classify the shape of the quadrilateral and justify their choice.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Floral Shop Math

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will create quadratic functions that model revenue collected and profit earned from selling bouquets in a flower shop. The students can use graphing calculators to identify the maximum value for each function. Once they identify...
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Two Variable Function Pump

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Enter two complex numbers (z and c) as ordered pairs of real numbers, then click a button to iterate step by step. The iterates are graphed in the x-y plane and printed out in table form.
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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...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Who Can Make the Best Coordinate System?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students learn about coordinate systems in general by considering questions concerning what it is that the systems are expected do, and who decided how they look. They attempt to make their own coordinate systems using a common area...