Sunday, January 27, 2013

Coordinates (am)

In preparation for our upcoming unit on transformations, students are becoming re-acquainted with the coordinate graph. This graph was introduced as part of the patterning unit back in September. In class on Monday, we will revisited the structure of this graph (x-axis = horizontal, y-axis = vertical) and how to identify and plot points as ordered pairs.

Listed below is a series of games and online interactives that students can use to practice their graphing skills:

1) Coordinates
2) ThatQuiz: Points (click on "both" under Cartesian and "I" under Quadrants)
3) Greg's Grid Graphs
4) Billy's Bug
5) Hit the Coordinate (select "medium")
6) Cops and Robbers (make sure to read the instructions before playing!)

IXL also has some great practice interactives available. For coordinate planes, check out:



For those students wanting to take it to the next level (that is, grade 7 and 8), try out these games involving all four quadrants:

1) Billy's Bug 2
2) Catch the Fly
3) Homer's Donut