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Space Scavengers

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COMBINED RATING

4.1 Stars

TEACHERS (16)

4.3

STUDENTS (3861)

3.9

LENGTH

25 Minutes

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Description

Travel across the galaxy as the captain of a scavenging spaceship and gather precious resources by using the power of coordinates.

Vocabulary Words

coordinate plane

perpendicular lines

axes

horizontal axis (x-axis)

vertical axis (y-axis)

origin

point

coordinates (x

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Define Coordinate Plane. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

Use a pair of perpendicular number lines, to define a coordinate system with the intersection of the lines arranged to coincide with the 0.

When locating a point on the graph, you would first move from the origin horizontally as marked by the x value and then move vertically from that point as denoted by the y value.

The first number in an ordered pair is labeled the x coordinate and the second the y coordinate and is expressed as (x, y).

Where the x-axis and y-axis meet is called the origin and it represents 0 for both axis - the point is therefore (0, 0).

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What are coordinates? Which axis is the Y axis? Which axis is the X axis?

After the Game

How did you use the coordinate plane to help you locate a deposit for mining? If two points are connected with the same x-coordinate, in which direction does the connecting line go? If two points are connected with the same y-coordinate, in which direction does the connecting line go? What is the x-coordinate if the point falls on the x-axis? What is an example of a point that would fall somewhere on the y-axis?

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Lexile Level

905

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