Students plot points on a coordinate grid and learn the rule that pinpoints any location: an ordered pair (x, y) that tells you how far to go across and then up.
Students will be able to…
Two numbers can pinpoint any spot on a grid — but only if you read them in the right order. How does an ordered pair (x, y) work?
Project this coordinate grid and have students plot each point. Remember the rule: the first number goes across (x), the second goes up (y).
A coordinate is written (x, y): go ACROSS first, then UP.
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“Go to (3, 5)” — which number is across?
Teacher models plotting.
Class drives Plot the Point.
Students plot and read points.
Plot one last point.
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, including the Standards for Mathematical Practice.
Understand a coordinate system with perpendicular number lines (axes) and the ordered pair (x, y).
Represent real-world problems by graphing points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane.
Generate two numerical patterns and graph the ordered pairs.
Look for and make use of structure in the coordinate grid.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Give students a list of ordered pairs that, when plotted and connected, draw a simple picture (a star, a house). A printable coordinate-picture sheet is in the Math library.
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