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Cartesian Coordinate Plane: Distances and Polygons

6th Grade · Math · Open Global Math

10 lessons

Goal

Plot points in all four quadrants, calculate horizontal and vertical segment lengths using absolute value, and construct polygons to determine coordinate perimeter and area.

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  1. Plotting Points in All Four QuadrantsUp next
  2. Plotting Points with Rational Number CoordinatesNot started yet
  3. Using Absolute Value to Find Coordinate DistancesNot started yet
  4. Calculating Horizontal and Vertical Distances Between PointsNot started yet
  5. Drawing 2D Polygons from Coordinate Vertex ListsNot started yet
  6. Finding Side Lengths of Polygons from CoordinatesNot started yet
  7. Computing Areas of Rectangles Using CoordinatesNot started yet
  8. Computing Areas of Triangles Using CoordinatesNot started yet
  9. Finding Missing Coordinates of Parallelograms and RhombusesYou are here
  10. Calculating Areas of Irregular Polygons Using Box Subtraction MethodNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

GlobalOGM.7.GEO.5Open Global Math Standards 2026™ · 6th Grade

Locate, plot, and find coordinates of points in all four quadrants of the Cartesian coordinate plane; calculate horizontal and vertical distances between points sharing a coordinate using absolute value; draw polygons from vertex coordinates and find perimeter/area.