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Graphing and the Coordinate Plane Lesson PlanGraphing and the Coordinate Plane Lesson Plan
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Graphing and the Coordinate Plane

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Students gain practice reading coordinates and plotting points by participating in the Coordinates! Game. They demonstrate and test their skills with graph paper and the Maze Game.

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ordered pairs, coordinate plane, plotting points

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ordered pairs, plotting, math
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Grade
7th - 9th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Technology
Ed Software
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