Learning Resources ler5404 User Manual

Coordinate Graphing Game

Components:

150 coordinate location cards
4 pawns
4 scavenger-hunt checklists
Game board

LER 5404

Ages 8+

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This game features two levels of play. Level one uses the red side
of the game board and the red coordinate cards. This level focuses
on plotting points on a positive x-y graph.

Level two uses the blue side of the game board and the blue
coordinate cards. This level focuses on plotting points on a
positive and negative four-quadrant x-y graph. The game play
below is applicable to either level of play.

Object of the Game:

Plot your way thr
hunt. When you find an item, add it to your list. The first player to
fill up the list wins!

ough town and find ten items during a scavenger

Setup:

• Choose a level of play and place the game board to that side.

• Each player chooses a colored game pawn and matching
scavenger-hunt checklist then places it on the table in front
of them.

• Put the coordinate cards in a pile with the coordinates facing up
and place them next to the game board where everyone can
reach them. Use the cards that match the game board.

Game Play :

1. The youngest player goes first and play continues to the left.

2. Draw an (x, y) coordinate card from the pile. Without turning
the card over, find the correct coordinate on the game board.
Place your game pawn on this location.

Once you find the coor

3.
to verify your answer.

If you are cor

4.
scavenger

5. If you found the correct location and your card reads
“GO AGAIN!” you may draw another card. It is now the
next player’s turn.

6. If you are incorrect, return the card to the pile and move
back to your previous spot. It is now the next player’s turn.

7. The first player to fill up the scavenger list wins the game.

rect, add the coordinate card to your

-hunt list. It is now the next player

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How to Win:

Be the first player to fill up the scavenger checklist with ten items.

Keeping Score:

For every item on your scavenger-hunt list, you earn one point.
Determine the second, third and fourth-place winners by adding
up the total number of items found on the checklists.

How to read coordinates on a grid:

Coordinates are written with the x-axis number first and the y-axis
number second (x,y).

When finding a coordinate, always start at the 0 point. Find the
first number on the x-axis (horizontal number line) and then find the
second number on the y-axis (vertical number line). The coordinate
is the location where these two numbers meet.

If you have the coordinate (2,3), start from (0,0), move two places
to the right and three places up.

If you have the coordinate (-4,6), start from (0,0), move four places
to the left and six places up.

If you have the coordinate (-12,-6), start from (0,0), move 12 places
to the left and six places down.

If you have the coordinate (20,-5), start from (0,0), move 20 places
to the right and five places down.

Alternative Game Play:

Name the Coordinate

Follow the rules above, but play with the images on the cards
instead of the coordinates. Instead of finding the location on the
game board, name the correct coordinate that matches the image
on your card. Flip the car
the coordinate.

d over to see if you correctly named

Scavenger Hunt

Create your own scavenger hunt. Make a list of items and
coordinates to which your teammates have to travel. Call out a
coordinate and see if your teammate can correctly find that location.
Play this game with two players or a whole group.

Do you see what I see?

Choose an item on the game board. Have a partner try to guess
this location. Ask yes-or-no questions. Questions can relate to
coordinate locations or specific characteristics of the game board.

For example: Is it in the positive quadrant? Is it an animal?

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