Drawing inspiration from the work of René Descartes, children embark on a journey that introduces them to the part of pre-algebra that is based on the coordinate plane.
Card Size(s):
| Task Cards |
8½ x 5½ in. |
21.6 x 12.7 cm. |
| Whole Card |
3¾ x 5 in. |
9.5 x 12.7 cm. |
| Part Card |
3¾ x 4 in. |
9.5 x 10.2 cm. |
| Label Card |
3¾ x 1 in |
9.5 x 2.5 cm. |
The curriculum contains:
Progressing from simple to complex, based on levels, children explore the following concepts:
- Naming Quadrants and Coordinate points
- Applying coordinates
- Geometry and Coordinates
- Introduction to transformations based on multiplication of negative and positive numbers
- Graphing Coordinates
- Scatter points and plots
- Understanding Scatter Plots
- Slope formula
- Positive Slope
- Negative Slope
- Using coordinates to find the slope
- Linear equations
- Slope intercept form
- Linear equations x-intercept
- Linear equations y-intercept
- Linear equations slope intercept
- Slope: 0
- Slope: Undefined
- Advanced Practice of finding the slope from two coordinate points
- Advanced Practice of graphing a line based on one point and the slope of the line
The set includes the Teacher's notes for giving the presentations:
- Strike the imagination with René Descartes
- Introduction to the Coordinate Plane
- Graphing points of a Coordinate Plane
- Operations with Integers
- Negative Numbers
- Using the Point Slope form to write an equation
- Changing from Point slope form to Slope-Intercept form
