Coordinate Grids: The Key to the City (solving real-world problems using the coordinate grid)

This lesson contains a small group activity in which students use knowledge of graphing in a 4-quadrant coordinate grid. Students will individually solve a real-world problem to find the distance between two points on a coordinate grid. Students must utilize their knowledge of absolute value and subtracting integers to determine distances between points.
Resource ID#: 29281 Type: Lesson Plan
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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 6, 7
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Basic Calculators, Overhead Projector, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s) 30 Minute(s)
Keywords: graphing, coordinate grid, absolute value, absolute distance, axes, point
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan
Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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