Ordered Pairs and the Coordinate Plane

Overview

Your student will be learning:

• how to locate and graph a point on a coordinate grid (in coordinate grid one only).
• how to create a numerical pattern when given an equation such as, y = ax or y = x + a, and graph the results on a coordinate plane.

Resources

• Videos
  • Generate a Numerical Pattern When Given a Rule. This video explains how to find a numerical pattern when given a rule. (y=ax or y=x+a)

• Books
  • Mapping Shipwrecks with Coordinate Planes by Julia Wall. This book illustrates how math is used in everyday problem solving, with a focus on using a coordinate grid to map shipwrecks.
  • Grid Coordinate by Land, Air, and Sea by Moira Anderson. Kid-friendly, real-life situations shows readers how they can put math to work in their day-to-day activities.
  • A Fly on the Ceiling by Julie Glass. This is a historical fiction story about the creation of the Cartesian system of coordinates.