Coordinates (age 10+)
Describe positions on the full coordinate grid (all four quadrants); use coordinates with negative values
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If your child is playing a game where ships can be at negative coordinates too, can they correctly plot and read positions like (−3, 2) or (1, −4) on a grid?
Describe positions on the full coordinate grid (all four quadrants); use coordinates with negative values
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- Plot points with negative coordinates such as (−3, 4) and (2, −5) on a four-quadrant grid
- Identify the quadrant in which a given point lies
- Describe the position of a shape using coordinates in all four quadrants
“If your child is playing a game where ships can be at negative coordinates too, can they correctly plot and read positions like (−3, 2) or (1, −4) on a grid?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Geometry
- Age range
- Ages 10–11