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Coordinate Graphing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students practice basic coordinate graphing and plotting points on the coordinate axis. For this geometry lesson, students are introduced to ordered pairs, and the x and y axis.
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Make a Design by Plotting Points

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students plot points on graph paper to make designs. They color their designs.
Worksheet
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Plot the Coordinates

For Students 4th - 6th
In this geometry skills worksheet, students plot the listed coordinates on the provided graphs to create letters of the alphabet.
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Goldilocks and the Coordinate Grids

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Where this lesson idea is lacking in materials, it makes up for with creativity! Using "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" as the background, mathematicians plot points on a coordinate grid to create props for the story. The polygons all...
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The Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the attached worksheet, Where's My Location? - Directions, to play a game in which they plot points on a grid.
Interactive
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Coordinate Planes - Area of Triangle

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online math worksheet, students find the area of a variety of triangles given the measurements of their vertices. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into...
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Point Comparisons

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Young geometers investigate two-dimensional figures using coordinate grids. They identify polygons and draw examples of their reflection, rotation, and translation on a coordinate grid. And they complete a worksheet practicing examples...
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LAND USE ISSUES

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students relate math with real life situations. They identify and plot points on a grid map. They identify and locate the Drop Box Sites.
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Coordinates

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify and label the coordinate planes by the four different quadrants. In this geometry lesson, students plot an ordered pair correctly. They identify and differentiate between rational and irrational numbers.
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Locating IIT Using Ordered Pairs

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate ordered pairs. In this math lesson, students plot and locate ordered pairs in a coordinate plane and are exposed to how to read and create a map.
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Graphing

For Students 8th - 9th
In this graphing learning exercise, students solve and graph 10 different problems that include determining various coordinates and the slope. First, they use the table to write the x and y coordinates for each point on the graphs. Then,...
Worksheet
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Twenty-Seven Graphing Lines, Parabolas, and Absolute Value Problems

For Students 8th - 10th
Have learners find coordinates of point on a graph, find equations of graphs given, and graph given equations using in and out tables. There are 27 problems related to equations for lines, parabolas, and absolute value functions.
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Comparing Costs

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students compare the costs of two cellular phone plans and determine the best rate. They use a table and a graph of points plotted on a Cartesian plane to display their findings. Students write an equation containing variables that could...
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Connect the Mathematical Dots

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Teachers can choose visual activities that demonstrate the elegance associated with the coordinate plane.
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Distance Formula

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students watch teacher demonstration of distance formula, view non-collinear cities on maps, plot points on coordinate plane, evaluate square roots, compute distance between two points, and use Heron's formula to find area of triangles.
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Fishing for Points TI-83/83 Plus

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the Cartesian coordinate plane.  In this Algebra I lesson, 9th graders explore the coordinates of a drawing of a fish and examine the effects of moving the drawing on the ordered pairs. Students predict the...
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Creating Line Graphs

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students relate data to coordinate graphs and plot points on this graph. They use minimum wage data to construct the graph. Students decide appropriate time intervals for the graphs. They share graphs with their classmates.
Assessment
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Granny’s Balloon Trip

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Take flight with a fun activity focused on graphing data on a coordinate plane. As learners study the data for Granny's hot-air balloon trip, including the time of day and the distance of the balloon from the ground, they practice...
Assessment
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Function Project

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
What if a coordinate plane becomes a slope-intercept plane? What does the graph of a linear function look like? Learners explore these questions by graphing the y-intercept of a linear equation as a function of its slope. The result is a...
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Walk-A-Thon

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students graph linear http://www.lessonplanet.com/review?id=180542equations. In 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...
Assessment
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Sugar Prices

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Sugar rush! In this assessment task, learners interpret points on a scatter plot representing price versus weight for bags of sugar. They then determine the bag that represents the best value.
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Coordinate Plane

For Students 7th - 8th
In this algebra learning exercise, students investigate the coordinate plane through graphing, plotting and identifying the different quadrants. They identify vertical and horizontal lines in the coordinate plane. There are 10 questions...
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Perpendicular Lines in the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Young scholars investigate the relationship between perpendicular and parallel lines on a coordinate plane. For this geometry lesson, students differentiate lines based on their slopes.
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Lines in the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students graph lines in a coordinate plane. In this geometry lesson plan, students graph lines on a coordinate plane, and identify the slope. They classify the lines as parallel or perpendicular and write an equation of a given line.