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Locating Ordered Pairs on the Coordinate Plane Lesson PlanLocating Ordered Pairs on the Coordinate Plane Lesson Plan
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6th
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Locating Ordered Pairs on the Coordinate Plane

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Four quadrants, four times the fun. Future mathematicians learn the terminology associated with the coordinate plane and how to plot points in all four quadrants. A worksheet tests their understanding of the material in the 16th installment of a 21-part series.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

ordered pairs, coordinate plane, coordinate pair, x-axis, y-axis, quadrants

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Create a word wall for the vocabulary terms

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson requires a ruler or straightedge
  • Builds on knowledge from previous lesson

Pros

  • Includes coordinate grids embedded in the worksheets, so no graph paper is necessary
  • Teacher guide highlights use of mathematical practices

Cons

  • None

Common Core

6.NS.C.6.a 6.NS.C.6.b 6.NS.C.6.c MP3 MP7

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