Explain how to plot the point (2, 5) on the coordinate plane.

Start at the origin (0,0). Move 2 units to the right along the x-axis, then move 5 units up along the y-axis. Place a point at that location.

Describe the movement from the origin required to plot the point (-1, 4).

Move 1 unit to the left along the x-axis, then move 4 units up along the y-axis.

Plotting Points on the Coordinate Plane

6th Grade•55 minutes

Learning Objective

I can plot points on a coordinate plane using ordered pairs.

Key Concepts

The coordinate plane is a 2-Dimensional version of a number line and is the platform our graphing will take place on.

Coordinates, also known as ordered pairs, are written in parentheses, (X, Y), and use two numbers to specify the location of a point on the coordinate plane.

The coordinate plane is divided into four regions called quadrants, and the first quadrant contains points where both the X and Y values are positive.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 12 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. What is the name of the 'stage' where graphing takes place?

2. What are the two axes on the coordinate plane called?

3. In an ordered pair, which value is listed first, the x-value or the y-value?

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