You can't get from point A to point B if you can't find point A. Using a helpful video lesson, viewers learn how to plot points on a coordinate plane. The instructor emphasizes the vertical and horizontal distance of the x and y coordinates and uses points in all four quadrants and on the y-axis.

Concepts

ordered pairs, coordinate pair, graphing points, coordinate plane, quadrants

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have partners create a set of points in all quadrants for each other to graph
• Ask individuals to draw their horizontal and vertical distances with different colors before plotting the point

Classroom Considerations

• Students should be familiar with the coordinate plane

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Instructor reviews basic information about the coordinate plane
• Includes an option for closed captioning to support new vocabulary

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.7 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7