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title: "6.PAR.8: Coordinate Plane Graphing (Georgia Mathematics standard)"
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# 6.PAR.8: Coordinate Plane Graphing

Graph rational numbers as points on the coordinate plane to represent and solve contextual, mathematical problems; draw polygons using the coordinates for their vertices and find the length of a side of a polygon.

- Subject: Mathematics
- Appears in: Grade 6, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/math/grade-6.md

## Expectations

- **6.PAR.8.1**: Locate and position rational numbers on a horizontal or vertical number line; find and position pairs of integers and other rational numbers on a coordinate plane.
- **6.PAR.8.2**: Show and explain that signs of numbers in ordered pairs indicate locations in quadrants of the coordinate plane and determine how two ordered pairs may differ based only on the signs.
- **6.PAR.8.3**: Solve problems by graphing points in all four quadrants of the coordinate plane. Include use of coordinates and absolute value to find distances between points with the same x-coordinate or the same y-coordinate.
- **6.PAR.8.4**: Draw polygons in the coordinate plane given coordinates for the vertices; use coordinates to find the length of a side joining points with the same x-coordinate or the same y-coordinate.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

- Mathematics Grade 6 (EOG). Patterning & Algebraic Reasoning. Graph rational numbers as points on the coordinate plane to represent and solve contextual, mathematical problems; draw polygons using the coordinates for their vertices and find the length of a side of a polygon. (about 12% of the test; 7 points)

## What mastery looks like

Georgia's Achievement Level Descriptors. The levels are cumulative: each includes the ones before it. Proficient is on grade level.

- **Beginning**: Plot an integer on a horizontal or vertical number line. Given a coordinate plane, identify the coordinates of a plotted point.
- **Developing**: Plot a rational number on a horizontal or vertical number line. Identify the quadrant of an ordered pair. Solve problems by graphing points in the coordinate plane. Draw polygons in the coordinate plane when given the coordinates for the vertices.
- **Proficient**: Plot an ordered pair made up of rational numbers in the coordinate plane. Explain that when two ordered pairs differ only by signs, the locations of the points are reflections across one or both axes. Solve problems by finding the distance between points with the same x-coordinate or the same y-coordinate. Determine the side lengths of polygons in the coordinate plane where two ordered pairs have the same x-coordinate or y-coordinate.
- **Distinguished**: Solve relevant problems involving points in the coordinate plane by drawing polygons in the coordinate plane and determining distances between points that have the same x-coordinate or y-coordinate.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.