Understanding Coordinate Grids and Ordered Pairs

This video tutorial introduces grade 5 students to coordinate grids, explaining the x-axis and y-axis. It covers how to identify and write ordered pairs, emphasizing the importance of the x-coordinate and y-coordinate. The tutorial demonstrates plotting points on the grid and calculating distances between them using practical examples. Students learn to visualize the grid as a city map, enhancing their understanding of spatial relationships.

What is the name of the horizontal line on a coordinate grid?

• y-axis

• z-axis

• x-axis

• w-axis

In an ordered pair, which coordinate is listed first?

• Y-coordinate

• Z-coordinate

• X-coordinate

• W-coordinate

Which axis is referred to when remembering 'why go to the sky'?

• Z-axis

• Y-axis

• W-axis

• X-axis

What is the term for the point where the x-axis and y-axis intersect?

• Intersection

• Origin

• Vertex

• Center

What is the ordered pair for the origin?

• (0, 1)

• (0, 0)

• (1, 0)

• (1, 1)

How do you calculate the distance between two points with the same x-coordinate?

• Add the y-coordinates

• Subtract the y-coordinates

• Multiply the y-coordinates

• Divide the y-coordinates

How can you identify a point on a grid using letters?

• By using numbers

• By using colors

• By using alphabetical letters

• By using shapes

What does it mean to 'plot a point' on a coordinate grid?

• Draw a line

• Place a point at a specific location

• Erase a point

• Color a region

If a point is at (0, 4), where is it located?

• On the y-axis

• On the x-axis

• In the third quadrant

• At the origin

What is the purpose of using ordered pairs in a coordinate grid?

• To measure angles

• To locate points

• To draw shapes

• To calculate areas