Entry 8: Battleship!!!
Personal Objective:
Common Core Standard:
Fifth Grade: 5.G.A
Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
This week's entry will focus on introducing a coordinate plane to fifth graders. Coordinate plans are useful for interpreting graphs.
Fifth Grade: 5.G.A
Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
- Use a pair of perpendicular number lines, called axes, to define a coordinate system, with the intersection of the lines (the origin) arranged to coincide with the 0 on each line and a given point in the plane located by using an ordered pair of numbers, called its coordinates. Understand that the first number indicates how far to travel from the origin in the direction of one axis, and the second number indicates how far to travel in the direction of the second axis, with the convention that the names of the two axes and the coordinates correspond (e.g., x-axis and x-coordinate, y-axis and y-coordinate).
- Represent real world and mathematical problems by graphing points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane, and interpret coordinate values of points in the context of the situation.
Activity:
K-5 Learning
K-5 Learning
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Other Resources:
Teachers Pay Teachers: Graphing Battleship
Khan Academy:
Numberock:
Reflection:
Coordinate planes were my favorite topic in mathematics. However, our future students may struggle with comprehending abstract numbers. Using number-lines can help introduce coordinate planes to students. However, it is essential to make a distinction between coordinate planes and line graphs. Coordinate planes show the relationship between numbers. This week I tried to find various resources that can make this topic interesting for students. The Battleship game and the Numberock video are great resources to make this topic fun and exciting. The K-5 Learning worksheets and Khan Academy video are resources to reinforce the coordinate planes.
If your student becomes frustrated, encourage them and inform them of all the fun things that we have from coordinate planes. (Hint: Video games!)
Chavonna,
ReplyDeleteI really liked your post. I think that the coordinate plane is a topic that can really be fun for students. I focused on that last week. I had similar resources, but I liked how many resources you shared including the game. I find that students are always eager to play games, although the side effect is learning. Students believe they are just getting out of doing work, although the games are a mean of shaping their learning. The great things about games are they can always be complicated to increase the level of challenge for more advanced students. Really great job!
Chavonna - great post! I LOVE math concepts that you can turn into a fun game. It really is the best and most exciting way for students to learn topics that they may find difficult. Turning a lesson into a game is a fun and interactive way for students to learn important mathematical concepts without having them feel like they're actually learning. I remember learning the coordinate plane and learning how to graph as a younger student. Eventually, once I got the hang of it, it was fun. But initially it was stressful and took me awhile to grasp. I wish that my math teacher at the time made it into a game to make it more of a relaxed environment! It would have really helped.
ReplyDeleteGreat job! This is a great way to get students to understand the coordinate plane and how to graph different points without intimidating them.