Coordinate Pirates
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Game Info for Teachers
COMBINED RATING
3.6 Stars
TEACHERS (19)
3.8
STUDENTS (4829)
3.3
LENGTH
15 Minutes
GRADES
6
7
8
CAPABILITIES
iPad Support
ES
Spanish Language Support
Text-to-Speech Support
Description
Captain Pinkeye is sailing the Cartesian Sea for treasure and adventure! In this game by Zapzapmath, students will better understand the absolute value of a rational number as its distance from 0 on the number line.
Vocabulary Words
coordinate plane
origin
ordered pair
x axis
y axis
x coordinate
y coordinate
reflection
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about . Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
Main Concepts
Understand the absolute value of a rational number as its distance from 0 on the number line.
Absolute value is denoted as |x| where x is the distance from 0 on the number line.
Both |x| and |-x| have the same absolute value because they are opposites and equidistant from 0.
Interpret absolute value as a magnitude for a positive or negative quantity in a real-world situation.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
What does the absolute value of a number mean? Why can the absolute value of a number not be negative? How are negative numbers represented and located on the grid?
After the Game
How did moving the ship in the appropriate directions demonstrate absolute value? Which way did you have to move the ship in order to find a negative coordinate along each axis? When is a coordinate system used in real life?
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