Summary
Lost again? In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby help you find your way around the coordinate plane, an imaginary, boundless surface with length and width, but no depth! Learn how to convert data from a table to a graph, and discover the origin of the coordinate plane! You’ll learn the difference between the x- and y-axes, and find out what the “ordered” means in “ordered pair.” Finally, you’ll learn how many sections each coordinate plane has, what the difference is between them, and how to keep all this information straight. Now you’re set to find your way around!
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Ages 7+
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
A few questions to talk through after watching Coordinate Plane:
- What is one new thing you learned about coordinate plane?
- Can you explain it to a partner in your own words?
- Where might you see this in the real world?
- What is one question you still have?
Quick work-a-long
Try it:
- Write one sentence explaining coordinate plane.
- Draw or give one example of your own.