When you first see a coordinate grid you might be a bit confused. You will see two bold lines. The horizontal (left-right) line is the realm of the x-coordinate. The bold vertical (up-down) line is where you will find the y-axis. In an ordered pair you will find two coordinates in the format (x, y). The x value will be the trajectory left or right of the origin. Negative x values push it to the left and positive values move it to the right. The y value will be the rise or fall of the point. Positive y values allow it to rise, negative y values cause it to fall.
How do you identify coordinate points on graphs? Coordinate graphing is the type of graphing in which visual methods are used to show the relationships on a coordinate grid. A grid which has two perpendicular lines, or axes, labeled like number lines. One is the horizontal axis, which is the x-axis, and the other is the vertical axis, which is the y-axis. The point of origin is where both the axis (i.e., the x-axis and y-axis) intersect each other. To identify coordinate points on graph, you need to go with the following steps. First locate the signs of x and y-axis to specify the given points on the quadrant, after that, read the number of units to point the left and right to find the number of units along both x-axis and y-axis, and lastly check the x and y coordinates of the given point to locate the ordered pair. Finally, when you pointed the located in terms of an ordered pair, you identify the coordinate points. These worksheets explain how to identify and plot coordinate points on a simple X/Y grid. Students will also begin to learn relevant vocabulary terms.
