Handout
Purple Math

Purplemath: Introduction to the X, Y Plane (The "Cartesian" Plane)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Purplemath offers an in-depth lesson on the Cartesian plane. The lesson discusses how to plot points and gives information about the four quadrants. Example problems are given on plotting points and determining the quadrant in which to...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: What's in a Name? Explorations in the Coordinate Plane From

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will plot points in a coordinate plane and reflect those points across the axes using a MIRA and then using the graphing calculator STAT, STAT PLOT, and GRAPH menus graph the image on the graphing calculator screen.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Plot Numbers on the Complex Plane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given a complex number, plot its corresponding point on the complex plane. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: World of Fish: Position on a Map

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students will play an interactive game to interpret simple maps by describing position, plotting points with coordinates, and drawing and following a path.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Simple Coordinates Game

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
This applet allows students to practice plotting points and identifying ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. The learning resource consists of the activity, instructions, instructor notes, and additional resources.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: General Coordinates Game

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This applet allows students to practice plotting points and identifying ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. The learning resource consists of the activity, instructions, instructor notes, and additional resources.
Graphic
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: A Cartesian Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This one page website lets you practice plotting points on the coordinate grid. See if you can find the missing coordinates to complete the shapes. When you are finished the solutions are only a click away.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Points on a Coordinate Grid

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a basic flipchart to review plotting coordinates on a coordinate grid.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center: Graphing Calculator Activity: The Coordinate Plane [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A graphing calculator lesson on coordinate planes. Detailed examples, demonstrations with key functions, and practice problems included. Acrobat Reader required.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Practice: Points on the Coordinate Plane

For Students 6th Standards
Demonstrates how to plot ordered pairs of points across all four quadrants of a coordinate plane. Includes practice problems and explanations of their solutions.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Coordinate Plane Problems in All Four Quadrants

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Practice solving word problems by interpreting the meaning of points plotted on an xy coordinate system. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Activity
Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Rectangular Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Descriptions of x- and y-coordinates are presented, followed by an interactive game that demonstrates how to plot points on the coordinate plane. Examples and exercises are provided for practice.
Activity
Mathematics for Teaching

Mathematics for Teaching: What Is a Coordinates System?

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Discusses a coordinate system, including coordinates and quadrants on a coordinate plane. A GeoGebra activity is provided.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Locating Points on the Cartesian Graph

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In this interactive, students use clues and logic to plot the location of aquatic animals on a Cartesian graph that represents the four cardinal directions. The three riddles in the interactive, including one that requires students to...
Activity
Cool Math

Coolmath: Intro to Graphing Plotting Points

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Learn how to plot points on a coordinate graph.
Unit Plan
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Basic Algebra: Graphing X Y Points

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn how to plot points on a Cartesian graph. The tutorial explores the algebra concept through notes, examples, and practice exercises.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Handy Reflections

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The purpose of this investigation is to: Revise plotting points on the Cartesian plane; Use and understand aspect ratios; Improve estimation skills; Use a spreadsheet or a graphing calculator to draw a graph; Learn how to reflect lines...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Calculating Distance Using the Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This interactive exercise focuses on using the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate distance and plotting points on a Cartesian grid.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Simple Maze Game

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
This applet allows students to practice plotting ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. The learning resource consists of the activity, instructions, instructor notes, and additional resources.
Activity
Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: Greg's Grid Graphs

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
This interactive web lesson investigates ordered pairs and how to plot them on a coordinate grid.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Connect With Coordinates

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Students will be involved in hands-on activities that will help them to learn to locate points on a grid. Students will also learn how to correctly read an ordered pair of numbers. Technology will be implemented through the use of a...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Analysis: Polar Coordinates

For Students 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of polar coordinates, plotting points on a polar coordinate graph
Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: What's the Point? (Graphing Skills Game)

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
This graphing game challenges players to supply the coordinates for points shown on a series of graphs and also to plot pairs of coordinates on simple Cartesian planes.
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.