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Math Basics General About 8 minutes

The Coordinate Plane: Basics

    What an ordered pair is

    An ordered pair tells how far to go right and how far to go up.

    Ordered pair: 2 numbers in parentheses, for example (3, 2). The first number tells how far to go right. The second number tells how far to go up. Origin: the start point, (0, 0).

    Watch a cube go to 2 coins

    Plot a point: start at the origin, go right, then go up, and mark the point.

    Try it

    Move the cube to the coin

    1. Read the ordered pair of the coin.
    2. Click "Right 1" until the cube is at the first number.
    3. Click "Up 1" until the cube is at the second number.
    Coin:(3, 4)

    Quick check

    Answer 5 questions. You see your score at the end.

    This tutorial uses the standard 6th-grade curriculum for this topic.