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Grab the Candy Hearts
For this candy activity, learners play the game Grab the Candy for Valentine's Day where they roll dice to find ordered pairs on a graph and place the candy inside that square. Students play until all candy is gone and use the scoring...
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Coordinates on a Shower Curtain: Math
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.
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Sink Cap’n K!
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...
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The Sum of Our Integer Intelligences
Young mathematicians explore integers. They review adding integers through engaging in mathematical labs. Each lab station is designed to reflect one of the multiple intelligences. Resources for all activities are provided.
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Halloween Cartesian Art
Jack-o-lanterns are the face of Halloween. Middle school mathematicians graph coordinates on a cartesian plane and connect the points to create a jack-o-lantern.
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Graphing Linear Inequalities Sort
Learners first determine the slope-intercept and standard forms of inequalities given graphs, and then determine key features of the graphs.
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Learn How to Graph
Students examine various types of charts and discover how to construct a line graph. Using graph paper, they construct a graph displaying weight loss over a five-year period. They draw copnclusions from the completed graphs.
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Coordinate Plotting: Shapes
In this math worksheet, students graph ordered pairs on a coordinate grid. They connect the points to create a geometric shape. This worksheet generator allows teachers to select the size of the grid, the complexity of the shapes, and if...
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Working with Coordinate Planes: Activities and Supplemental Materials
Seven activities make up a collection of supplemental materials to reinforce graphing on a coordinate plane. Worksheet objectives include plotting coordinates within single and four quadrants, measuring straight and...
Virginia Department of Education
Graphing Linear Equations
Combine linear equations and a little creativity to produce a work of art. Math scholars create a design as they graph a list of linear equations. Their project results in a stained glass window pattern that they color.
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Graphing on a Coordinate Plane
Eighth graders explore the coordinate system. They identify the x and y-axis, parts of the coordinate plane, and discuss the process of plotting points. To emphasize the process of plotting points, 8th graders play an ordered pair...
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Plot Points in the Coordinate Plane
In this basic worksheet on plotting coordinate points, student practice how to describe where an ordered pair is located on a graph.This activity can provide a short review of material covered in class.
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Transforming Snoopy Using Coordinates
Students graph coordinate points to create a picture of Snoopy. In this coordinate point lesson, students read a book and learn about Rene Descartes' invention, the coordinate grid. Students graph a surprise picture on...
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Operations and Coordinates: The Coordinate System
Learners play a "Battleship" type of game to practice graphing on a coordinate grid. In this graphing instructional activity, students listen as the teacher explains quadrants and ordered pairs. They place their "ships" on the board. The...
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Equations from Unit Rates
Your class can become linear equations masters, as they calculate the rate of change of a function. They observe different types of coordinates as they relate to a graph, then use the Ti-navigator to move the line around and draw...
Virginia Department of Education
What's the Point?
Point your class in the right direction in plotting points with three activities that give scholars a chance to learn about and practice plotting points on a coordinate plane. They draw figures on the coordinate plane and list out the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Points on a Graph
Learners practice using their knowledge of how to interpret a function and use function notation. The activity includes two questions. Given an input of a function and its output, the first question asks learners to write the ordered...
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Walk-A-Thon
Students graph linear http://www.lessonplanet.com/review?id=180542equations. For this problem solving lesson, students calculate slope and plot ordered pairs on a coordinate grid. Using a real-life example of a walk-a-thon, students...
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Fifth Grade Summer Math Booklet
A 33-page packet focuses on fifth-grade math concepts. Learners practice rounding numbers to the hundred thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens, ones, hundredths, thousandths, and hundred thousandths. They also compare whole...
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Modeling a Context from a Graph
Collaborative pairs develop functions that model a graph from a context using the modeling cycle. They then analyze their function models in order to answer questions about the scenario.
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Graph It
Elementary and middle schoolers engage in a lesson of graphing in quadrant I of the coordinate plain. They use the graph to create shapes and symbols. While using a graphing calculator, they locate the points on the coordinate plane. In...
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Lesson 2 Ordering Numbers
Math wizards begin the lesson by comparing and ordering rational numbers. Using a number line, they discover the relationship between the numbers and practice ordering them in the correct way. They also review proper techniques for...
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Algebra I: Graphing - Lesson Plan
Twelfth graders graph ordered pairs on a coordinate plane.
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Human Coordinate Plane: Student Worksheet
An excellent way to teach the basics of coordinate graphing is here for you! Young mathematicians take on the identity of one of the two numbers in a coordinate pair, and the entire class must arrange themselves in the proper order. This...