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The Coordinate System

The document provides an overview of an upcoming math unit on the coordinate system for parents. It includes the common core standards, essential vocabulary, unit overview, strategies and skills students will learn. The unit will focus on plotting and identifying points on a coordinate plane using ordered pairs to represent locations and solve problems involving geometric shapes and data over time. Parents are encouraged to contact the teacher if they have any other questions.

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The Coordinate System

The document provides an overview of an upcoming math unit on the coordinate system for parents. It includes the common core standards, essential vocabulary, unit overview, strategies and skills students will learn. The unit will focus on plotting and identifying points on a coordinate plane using ordered pairs to represent locations and solve problems involving geometric shapes and data over time. Parents are encouraged to contact the teacher if they have any other questions.

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Dear Parents,

We will begin our next unit of study in math soon. The information below will serve as an overview of
the unit as you work to support your child at home. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
me. I appreciate your on-going support.
Sincerely,
Your Childs Teacher

Unit Name:
The Coordinate System
Common Core State Standards:
5.G.1 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).
5.G.2 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.

Essential Vocabulary:

coordinate plane
x-axis
y-axis
ordered pair
origin

Unit Overview:
This unit only focuses on the first quadrant (positive numbers) in the coordinate plane. Students will use
ordered pairs to plot points and solve real-world mathematics problems that includes data over time.
Students will also solve problems of missing points in geometric figures, such as squares, rectangles, and
parallelograms. Mathematically proficient students communicate precisely by engaging in discussion
about their reasoning using appropriate mathematical language.

Strategies/Skills:
Students will use coordinate grids to plot points, identify points, and connect points. Students will find
missing points of geometric figures, connect dots to create a line graph showing data over time, and
compare two line graphs on a coordinate grid.
coordinate grids

Video Support:

No videos referenced for this unit.

Additional Resources:
If you have limited/no internet access, please contact your childs teacher for hard copies of the resources
listed in this document.
NCDPI Unpacking Document: 5th Grade Unpacking Document

Wake County Public Schools, Unit Overview for Parents


This document should not replace on-going communication between teachers & parents.

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