General Coordinates Game
1. Click on the General Coordinates Game link below.
2. Click on the "Learner" tab and read the description of the General Coordinates Game.
3. After reading, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on and read "Introduction to the Coordinate Plane and Coordinates."
4. When you are finished reading, click on the "Maze Game" link at the bottom of the page to return to the game.
5. Set the number of mines to 5.
6. In the Internet toolbar, click on File and then select print to print out the game board. Help the robot reach the green target without hitting a mine.
7. On your paper, write down the steps you used to reach the green target. For example, go up to coordinate (-10,0).
8. After you have completed the mission, label the coordinates of each of the mines.
9. Write your name on the top of the game and hand it in at the end of class.
| Lesson Name: General Coordinates Game | |
| Objective: Students will learn about the Cartesian coordinate system by identifying the coordinates of points for a virtual game they will play, where they will have to move from one point to another without hitting a mine. | |
| Grade: (6-8) | Lesson Login: coordinates-a |
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Additional disciplines: Computer Skills ELA Science |
Materials: Computer with Internet access Pen or pencil Printer |
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For AIS instruction, this lesson has been modified as follows: In the directions, the student has been asked to play the game with 5 mines instead of 10. Click here for the original version of this lesson. | |
