Math for Wednesday, January 18, 2012

1. Take up Question #4 from Monday
• Check Graphs for
• Titles (Horizontal, Vertical, and Chart)
• Scale
• Labels
• Accurate data points
2. Today’s Lesson: Chapter 5, Lesson 5 - Graphing on a Coordinate Grid (Pages 186-189)
3. Learning Goals:
• Ordered pairs are used to plot or locate points on  a coordinate grid.
• In an ordered pair, the first number tells the horizontal distance from the origin; the second number tells the vertical distance from the origin.
4. Additional Resources:
• Remember this phrase:  Crawl before you climb.
• Billy Bug – Coordinate Game:  http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BillyBug/bugcoord.html
• http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BillyBug2/bug2.html
• Locate the Aliens:  http://www.mathplayground.com/locate_aliens.html
• Looking for the Top Quark:  http://education.jlab.org/topquarkgame/setup.php?11363526
5. Classwork:  Practice Questions 1-3
6. Homework Book:  Pages 74-75