Plotting Points on a Coordinate Grid

Algebra

Mr. Donnelly

Key Question

• What is the origin?

• What is a coordinate plane?

Key Term

• _______________________: the point (0,0)

• _______________________: used to locate points.

• _______________________: numbers used to locate on a coordinate

plane. Written as (x, y)

Coordinate Plane

Quadrants

1st Quadrant

Plotting Point

• Start at the origin
• Move horizontally until you get to the x value.
• From x value move vertically to y value
• Draw one point. That should be your (x, y)

​value.

Plot (3, 5)

Name Point

Draw

Plot Point (5, -3)

Draw

Plot Point (-2, 7)

Draw

Plot Point (8, 0)

Draw

Write J as ordered Pair

Draw

Write P as ordered Pair

Draw

Write H as ordered Pair

Draw

Write A as ordered Pair