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University of South Florida

Fcat: Human Coordinate Plane: Teacher Notes

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students participate as a class in this activity using their desks as points on the coordinate plane. The teacher leads them in the activity, increasing their understanding of the characteristics of the coordinate plane.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Coordinate Grid and Geometry

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Learners make connections between the coordinate grid and Geometry by finding the distance of line segments using the coordinate plane. This lesson includes a detailed lesson plan, slides containing notes and problems, and a...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Coordinate Grid (Day 3)

For Teachers 6th - 7th
The students will be learning about the coordinate grid through the use of multiple learning styles and real-life examples. This lesson includes a detailed plan, slides containing notes and problems, and a video explanation.
Activity
Other

Soft Chalk Llc.: Polygons in the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This site provides short lesson reviews on how to plot points on a coordinate plane to form polygons. It also gives quick checks in between.
Activity
Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Make a Cartesian Diver!

For Students 3rd - 7th
This site presents a procedure for creating a cartesian diver, a miniature submarine which rises or sinks depending upon the water pressure within a closed bottle. The site also introduces basic concepts of water and air pressure.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Coordinate Grid: Targeted Math Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
At the end of this lesson about the coordinate grid, students will be able to identify x- and y-axes, point of origin, quadrants, coordinates, and ordered pairs, and read, interpret, and plot points in any of the quadrants.
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: Coordinate Plane Basketball Game

For Students 6th - 8th
A basketball game with multiple choice questions about the coordinate plane system.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Simple Coordinates Game

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
This applet allows students to practice plotting points and identifying ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. The learning resource consists of the activity, instructions, instructor notes, and additional resources.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: General Coordinates Game

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This applet allows students to practice plotting points and identifying ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. The learning resource consists of the activity, instructions, instructor notes, and additional resources.
Handout
Tech Target

Whatis.com: Cartesian Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Whatis.com provides a great definition of cartesian coordinates. The definition is medium-sized in length and has links to additional information as well.
Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lessons: Polar Coordinates

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Introduces students to graphing in the polar coordinate plane.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: 2.2 Vectors, Scalars, and Coordinate Systems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Define and distinguish between scalar and vector quantities and Assign a coordinate system for a scenario involving one-dimensional motion.
Handout
Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Mathematics of Cartography: Coordinate System

For Students 9th - 10th
A coordinate system such as latitude/longitude is an example of absolute location. Links to Greenwich/Prime Meridian.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Simple Maze Game

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
This applet allows students to practice plotting ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. The learning resource consists of the activity, instructions, instructor notes, and additional resources.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Dilation in the Coordinate Plane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept explores graphing a dilation given a description of the dilation. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and...
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Polar Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity allows the user to explore the polar coordinate system. The applet is similar to GraphIt, but instead allows users to explore the representation of a function in the polar coordinate system.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: General Coordinates Game

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Investigate the Cartesian coordinate system through identifying the coordinates of a randomly generated point, or requesting that a particular point be plotted.
Website
Other

Polar Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of topics about polar coordinates. There are also links to examples that student can work with.
Activity
Help Algebra

Help algebra.com: Rectangular Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The parts of the coordinate plane are described and plotting ordered pairs is demonstrated with several examples. The four quadrants of the coordinate plane are also defined.
Handout
Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Graphing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that take a look at the Cartesian (or Rectangular) coordinate system. Provides definitions of ordered pairs, coordinates, quadrants, and x and y-intercepts.
Activity
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Triangle Explorer

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This applet allows users to study the nature of triangles and their area. It draws random triangles on a Cartesian coordinate system. The user can determine the area of the triangle using his or her preferred method. After the calculated...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Geometry City

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson plan reviews transformations in the coordinate plane while mimicking real-world planning skills. It gives an assessment and ideas for remediation, extention as well as ways to manage behavior problems and reluctant learners.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Maze Game

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
The interactive learning game has students practice their point plotting skills as they move through a mine field. The goal of the game is to get to a target location without crossing a mine.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Ordered Simple Plot

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
The interactive learning activity allows students to plot multiple ordered pairs. Teacher resources are included.

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