Coordinate Plane Lab
Coordinate Plane and Transformations Lab
Students plot and name points, draw mystery pictures from ordered pairs, and plot translations, reflections, rotations and dilations.
- Grades
- Grades 6–8
- Math
- Ordered pairs and transformations
- Format
- Solo; printable worksheets included
- Time
- One class period
- Runs on
- Any browser — Chromebooks and projectors
How the lab plays
- Mystery pictures turn plotting practice into a reveal.
- The transformations section builds straight from plotting.
- Print the mystery pictures as worksheets, with an answer key for you.
Skills covered
- Plotting and naming ordered pairs in all four quadrants
- Translations, reflections and rotations on the grid
- Dilations
Built-in questions follow the NC Standard Course of Study. You can upload your own question banks for any state's standards.
How to run it
Introduce it
Use the slide deck from the lab's resource shelf to set up the investigation.
Work the missions
Students sign in with their login cards and work through the missions, measuring and recording as they go.
Review the data
Every student's data is saved. View it in the Teacher Portal or download it as a CSV.
Discuss and check
Bring the class together around the results, then finish with the exit ticket.
Try Coordinate Plane Lab with your class
Coordinate Plane Lab is one of 19 games and labs in Numeria. A free trial unlocks all of them, plus the Teacher Portal, login cards, one class leaderboard, and the slides, guides and activities that come with every lab.
Up to 6 class periods, 40 students each. Each request is approved by hand, usually within a day.
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