Plotting Points on the Coordinate Plane

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Exploration

GR. 4-5

Skill:

Locate a point in Quadrant I of a coordinate grid given an ordered pair; name the ordered pair for a point in Quadrant I of a coordinate grid.

Plotting Points on the Coordinate Plane

Position a point horizontally and vertically on the coordinate plane in this activity.

Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Multiple-choice question 1

If a point is located 5 units up and 2 units to the right of the origin, what are the coordinates of the point?

A
B

Multiple-choice question 2

Which slider controls the -coordinate?

A
Horizontal (left/right)
B
Vertical (up/down)