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Battle on the Coordinate Plane

Grades 5–6 · CCSS 5.G.A.1, 5.G.A.2, 6.NS.C.6, 6.NS.C.8 · Pairs with the Battle on the Coordinate Plane game

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Date

An ordered pair is (x, y). Start at the origin (0, 0). x comes first: move left or right. y comes second: move up or down. · Negative x = left, negative y = down.

Key vocabulary

coordinate plane: a flat grid formed by two number lines that cross at right angles
x-axis: the horizontal number line
y-axis: the vertical number line
origin: the point (0, 0), where the axes cross
ordered pair: two numbers (x, y) that name one point; the order matters
x-coordinate: the first number: how far to move left (negative) or right (positive) from the origin
y-coordinate: the second number: how far to move down (negative) or up (positive)
quadrant: one of the four regions made by the axes, numbered I to IV counterclockwise from the upper right

Part A: Read the points (first quadrant)

Write the ordered pair for each point.

1. A =

2. B =

3. C =

4. D =

Part B: Read the points (all four quadrants)

Write the ordered pair for each point.

5. P =

6. Q =

7. R =

8. S =

Part C: Plot and label the points

9. Plot and label each point on the grid.

E (1, −2) F (−3, 0) G (−1, 2) H (2, 3)

Part D: Quadrant or axis?

Write the quadrant (I, II, III or IV), or write axis if the point is on an axis.

10. (2, −3)

11. (−1, −1)

12. (0, 2)

13. (−3, 1)

14. (3, 0)

15. (1, 2)

Part E: Read carefully

16. The y-coordinate is 1 and the x-coordinate is −2. Write the ordered pair.

17. Move 3 units down and 2 units left from the origin. Write the ordered pair.

18. Find the mistake. Sam was told to plot (3, −1). Sam started at the origin, moved 1 unit left, then 3 units down. What went wrong? Where should the point be?

Exit Ticket: The Coordinate Plane

Grades 5–6 · CCSS 5.G.A.1, 6.NS.C.6, 6.NS.C.8

Name

1. Which quadrant is (−2, 3) in?

2. The y-coordinate is −1 and the x-coordinate is 3. Write the ordered pair.

3. Is (0, −3) in a quadrant? Explain.

Answer Key: Battle on the Coordinate Plane

For the teacher

A = (2, 5)
B = (5, 2) (the same numbers as A, in the other order, make a different point)
C = (0, 3) (on the y-axis)
D = (4, 0) (on the x-axis)
P = (−2, 3)
Q = (3, −1)
R = (−3, −2)
S = (0, −3)
E is 1 right and 2 down (Quadrant IV); F is 3 left on the x-axis; G is 1 left and 2 up (Quadrant II); H is 2 right and 3 up (Quadrant I).
IV (x positive, y negative)
III (both negative)
axis (x = 0, so it is on the y-axis)
II (x negative, y positive)
axis (y = 0, so it is on the x-axis)
I (both positive)
(−2, 1): x always goes first, even when y is named first.
(−2, −3): left 2 is x = −2, down 3 is y = −3.
Sam used the second number first (and moved left for −1). x = 3 comes first: move 3 units right, then y = −1: 1 unit down. Sam's point was (−1, −3); the correct point is (3, −1).

#2, #16 and #18 catch students who reverse x and y. In the game, the plane always flies left or right first, and repeated shots are allowed, so a reversed shot lands visibly in the wrong place.

Answer Key: Exit Ticket

The Coordinate Plane

Quadrant II (x negative: left; y positive: up)
(3, −1) (x always goes first, even when y is named first)
No. x = 0, so the point is on the y-axis, 3 units below the origin. Points on an axis are not in any quadrant.

Quick read: (−1, 3) on #2 means the student wrote the numbers in the order they were read; "Quadrant III" or "IV" on #3 means they don't yet see axis points as a separate case. Have them play Hard mode, where the computer's shots often name y first and Radar Checks include points on an axis.