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Coordinate Pirates

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COMBINED RATING

3.6 Stars

TEACHERS (18)

3.9

STUDENTS (4603)

3.3

LENGTH

12 Minutes

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CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

Description

Captain Pinkeye is sailing the Cartesian Sea for treasure and adventure! In this game by Zapzapmath, students will better understand the absolute value of a rational number as its distance from 0 on the number line.

Vocabulary Words

coordinate plane

origin

ordered pair

x axis

y axis

x coordinate

y coordinate

reflection

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Absolute Value As Distance From 0. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Understand the absolute value of a rational number as its distance from 0 on the number line.

Absolute value is denoted as |x| where x is the distance from 0 on the number line.

Both |x| and |-x| have the same absolute value because they are opposites and equidistant from 0.

Interpret absolute value as a magnitude for a positive or negative quantity in a real-world situation.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What does the absolute value of a number mean? Why can the absolute value of a number not be negative? How are negative numbers represented and located on the grid?

After the Game

How did moving the ship in the appropriate directions demonstrate absolute value? Which way did you have to move the ship in order to find a negative coordinate along each axis? When is a coordinate system used in real life?

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