Write coordinates for already marked points in the first quadrant of a coordinate grid | Maths

Starter quiz

The ‘y-axis’ runs:
- vertically ✓
- horizontally
The ‘x-axis’ runs:
- vertically
- horizontally ✓
The origin has the coordinates:
- (0, 0) ✓
- (1, 1)
- (0, 1)
What is the coordinate of the dot on the grid?
- (4, 2) ✓
- (4, 4)
- (2, 4)
What is the coordinate of the star on the grid?
- (4, 4)
- (2, 4)
- (1, 4) ✓
Sofia and Jacob are playing a game of Alien Treasure. Jacob says ‘My treasure is at the coordinate (5, 3).’
- Green
- Blue
- Red
- Yellow ✓

Exit quiz

Question: To find a coordinate, we must count along the _________ first.
- x-axis ✓
- y-axis
Look at the grid below. Which is the correct coordinate for the point marked by the dot?
- (5, 2) ✓
- (2, 5)
Look at the grid below. Which is the correct coordinate for the point marked by the star?
- (3)
- (3,0)
- (0,3) ✓
- (1,3)
Look at the grid below. Write down the coordinates for the plotted point. Remember to use brackets and a comma.
- '(1,2)' ✓
Sofia challenges Jacob to spell out her word shown by the image. Which coordinates will spell this word?
- (1, 1) (5, 4) ( 2, 3)
- (4, 1) (1, 1) (5, 4) ✓
- (5, 4) (0, 1) (3, 2)
Sofia says: ‘If a point is located at (5, 2) on a grid, the number 5 represents the x-coordinate and 2 represents the y-coordinate.’ Is this true or false?
- True ✓
- False

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Count along the x-axis and then the y-axis to find the coordinates for the marked point.
Coordinates are recorded with the horizontal distance along the x-axis, then the vertical distance along the y-axis.
Coordinates are recorded in brackets with the numbers separated by a comma.

Common misconception

Pupils might confuse the x-axis and y-axis, leading them to count along the wrong axis.

Reiterate that the x-axis runs horizontally (left to right) and the y-axis runs vertically (up and down). Use visual aids, like arrows or labels, to clearly mark the axes on the grid.

Keywords

X-axis - The x-axis runs horizontally (left-right) through zero.
Y-axis - The y-axis runs vertically (up-down) through zero.
Origin - The origin is where the x-axis and y-axis cross. It has the coordinate pair (0,0).