Cuemath
Cuemath: Plane Shapes
A comprehensive guide for learning all about plane shapes with definitions, properties, types, solved examples, and practice questions.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: An Introduction to Inclined Planes
Students are introduced to the concept of simple tools and how they can make difficult or impossible tasks easier. They begin by investigating the properties of inclined planes and how implementing them can reduce the force necessary to...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Cartesian Coordinate Plane
Find a quick, concise explanation of the Cartesian Coordinate Plane. Examples are given and various aspects of plotting points and graphing are described.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Introduction to the X, Y Plane (The "Cartesian" Plane)
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...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Graphing and the Coordinate Plane
This lesson plan helps students understand how to graph ordered pairs on the coordinate plane. Lots of resources are available to teachers and students at this website.
Other
The Complex Plane
Contains detailed information about the complex plane, including graphs to demonstrate examples.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Coordinate Plane
Learn about the coordinate plane with this reference guide. Provides detailed definitions, examples, and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Intro to the Coordinate Plane and Coordinates Discussion
Contains a brief introduction to the cartesian coordinate system.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Beginning Algebra: The Rectangular Coordinate System
Find step-by-step examples to help learn four objectives based on ordered pairs in a Cartesian coordinate system.
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Plane Painting Machine
A challenge where student create a plane painting machine which draws a design on your airplane. The site includes the challenge, tips, a lesson plan, and a place for students to document their engineering design process.
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Plane Powered by Stored Energy
Using stored energy from a rubber band, balloon or spring, students will build a plane that can fly straight for 5 feet. On this site, find a lesson plan, tips, and a place for students to document their engineering design process.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Edges and Wedges
A scanned copy of the 1895 publication of Edges and Wedges by Archibald N. Mackray, a fiction book for children.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Lines, Rays, Line Segments, & Planes
This robust lesson plan for upper elementary and middle school grades introduces the concepts for lines, rays, line segments, and planes. Resources are linked to it and ready for your use.
Integrated Publishing
Integrated Publishing: The Inclined Plane and the Wedge
Outlines the wedge and inclined plane, including their uses in everyday life and their mechanical advantages.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Slinking Slinkies
Want to do a project with a toy your parents, or even grandparents, might have played with? Slinkies are fun toys that also make great science fair projects. In this experiment you can build an inclined plane to compare the walking speed...
Boston University
Boston University: Inclined Plane
In this problem, a box is released from rest at the top of a 30-degree ramp. The box slides down the ramp, dropping a vertical distance of 1.5 m to the floor. How long does it take to reach the floor? Neglect friction. Includes...
Doina Popovici
Math Play: Coordinate Plane Jeopardy Game
Students answer questions about graphing points, quadrants and axes, and finding the coordinates of a point in this jeopardy style game.
Mathematics for Teaching
Mathematics for Teaching: What Is a Coordinates System?
Discusses a coordinate system, including coordinates and quadrants on a coordinate plane. A GeoGebra activity is provided.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Intermediate Algebra: Graphing Equations
Through this tutorial, you will learn how to solve equations by graphing them on a coordinate plane. Contains several examples with step-by-step solutions and practice exercises for you to complete and check.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: The Four Types of Symmetry in the Plane
This Math Forum site gives visual examples of rotation, translation, reflection, and glide reflection with background information about each. Also gives problems to work on concerning symmetry.
Clark University
Clark University: Dave's Short Trig Course: Transformations of the Plane
Site that focuses on planar pattern and transformations within geometry. It also identifies different kinds of symmetry.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Supersonic Dream
Examine how fuel use affects the mass of different planes during flight. This activity teaches students how to determine the per person fuel cost of a transatlantic flight for seven airplanes, and display the results on a bar graph....
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Reflections
These activities provide an opportunity for students to explore reflections both on and off of a coordinate plane.