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Lesson 3: Graphing Ordered Pairs on a Coordinate Plane Lesson PlanLesson 3: Graphing Ordered Pairs on a Coordinate Plane Lesson Plan
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Lesson 3: Graphing Ordered Pairs on a Coordinate Plane

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Students study how to graph ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. After a teacher demonstration, students work together to complete problems. They explain and share their answers. As an activity, they solve a mystery story about the coordinate plane.

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coordinate plane, ordered pairs

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coordinate plane, ordered pair, math
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8th - 12th
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Math
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Khan Academy: Coordinate plane: plot ordered pairs practices plotting an ordered pair on the x (horizontal) axis and y (vertical) axis of the coordinate plane.
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Why Is It Called an Ordered Pair?

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Order is important! An ordered pair is comprised of an x-value, and a y-value. The x-value always comes first. This ordered pair represents a point on a coordinate plane. If the order of the x-value and the y-value are switched then they...
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How Do You Plot Points in the Coordinate Plane?

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How Do You Graph Points in the Coordinate Plane?

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How Do You Graph Ordered Pairs in Each Quadrant?

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How Do You Determine if an Ordered Pair is a Solution to an Equation?

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