What is the mystery picture? After plotting points on the first quadrant of a Cartesian coordinate system, young mathematicians connect the points to create a Halloween-themed picture.

Concepts

coordinate plane, coordinate pair, halloween, graphing, graphing points

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Give as a homework assignment, or use in-class during the week of Halloween
• Use colored pencils to connect each point

Classroom Considerations

• Help the class get started with graphing, and review the start/stop portion of the directions
• Requires experience in plotting points on graph, as well as knowledge of x-axis and y-axis

Pros

• Provides an answer key of the surprise picture
• Reinforces graphing skills in a fun way

Cons

• The graphing lines and numbers are small

Common Core

5.G.A.1 6.G.A.3