teaching resource

Cartesian Plane Games — "Roll and Graph"

Updated: 11 Oct 2024

Play our Cartesian plane games in your classroom to enhance students’ ability to plot points and find the distance between them.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 6 - 7
Differentiated: Yes

Curriculum

VC2M6SP02

Locate points in the 4 quadrants of the Cartesian plane; describe changes to the coordinates when a point is moved to a different position in the plane <ul> <li>understanding that the Cartesian plane provides a graphical or visual way of describing location with respect to a fixed origin</li> <li>understanding that the axes are number lines that can have different scales, including fractions and decimals, depending on purpose</li> <li>understanding that the horizontal coordinate is written first and is changed if there is a move to the left or right, whereas a move up or down will change the vertical coordinate</li> <li>using the Cartesian plane to draw lines and polygons, listing coordinates in the correct order to complete a polygon</li> <li>investigating and connecting land or star maps used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with the Cartesian plane through a graphical or visual way of describing location</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Cartesian Plane Games — "Roll and Graph"

Updated: 11 Oct 2024

Play our Cartesian plane games in your classroom to enhance students’ ability to plot points and find the distance between them.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 6 - 7
Differentiated: Yes

Play our Cartesian plane games in your classroom to enhance students’ ability to plot points and find the distance between them.

Cartesian Plane Games to Engage Your Students

Looking for some Cartesian plane games that are educational AND fun? This resource definitely fits the bill and is ready in minutes. In our “Roll and Graph” game, students will practise plotting points and finding the distance between them, covering multiple curriculum areas.

This resource includes:

Six 4-quadrant “Roll and Graph” game boards
Four Q1 “Roll and Graph” game boards

This game also promotes critical thinking as students choose where to put the numbers they roll for a maximum score. “Roll and Graph” works well as a guided group, fast finisher, indoor recess or stations activity.

How to Play “Roll and Graph”

This Cartesian plane game was created with partners in mind but can also be played with a small group. It could also theoretically be played as a class — some students will have the same game boards but they will likely put the numbers rolled in different spots so the outcomes will all be different.

Instructions:

Give each group or pair one die and each student a different numbered game board.
A die is rolled, and players decide which of the 12 coordinate blanks to fill with the rolled number.
Students plot the point they have just created.
Play continues until all points are created and plotted.
Students find the distance between each plotted point.
Students add all the distances for a total distance.
The player with the highest total distance wins!

We suggest you print the game boards on cardboard and laminate them so they can be used again and again with dry erase markers.

Simple to Download and Use

These Cartesian plane games are available in both PDF and Google Slides formats. Click the arrow on the download button to grab your copy and get rolling!

This resource was created by Brittany Collins, a teacher and a Teach Starter collaborator.

More Fun Cartesian Plane Activities

We have a nice variety of Cartesian plane printables and activities. Check out some of them below!

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Curriculum

VC2M6SP02

Locate points in the 4 quadrants of the Cartesian plane; describe changes to the coordinates when a point is moved to a different position in the plane <ul> <li>understanding that the Cartesian plane provides a graphical or visual way of describing location with respect to a fixed origin</li> <li>understanding that the axes are number lines that can have different scales, including fractions and decimals, depending on purpose</li> <li>understanding that the horizontal coordinate is written first and is changed if there is a move to the left or right, whereas a move up or down will change the vertical coordinate</li> <li>using the Cartesian plane to draw lines and polygons, listing coordinates in the correct order to complete a polygon</li> <li>investigating and connecting land or star maps used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with the Cartesian plane through a graphical or visual way of describing location</li> </ul>

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