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Mars Rover Mission: Axes, Origin, and Ordered Pairs

Grade 5 coordinate plane practice: guide a Mars rover from the origin, name x- and y-coordinates, and read and plot ordered pairs.

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Aligned to5.G.A.1

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 12 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 5
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer, Drawing

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students name the origin, the x-axis, the y-axis, and the x- and y-coordinates of an ordered pair.
  • Students use an ordered pair to tell how far to travel from the origin along each axis.
  • Students read and plot ordered pairs and use them to describe distance from each axis.

How to use

Review the words origin, axis, and coordinate first. Students can trace each rover drive with a finger: start at the origin, move along the x-axis, then move up.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

5.G.A.1

Understand the coordinate plane, its axes, the origin, and ordered pairs.

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Mars Rover Mission: Axes, Origin, and Ordered Pairs

Guide a rover across a grid using the axes, the origin, and ordered pairs.

Part 1: Mission control words

The rover's home base is at the point (0, 0). Use the words in the word bank to complete each sentence.

1.
Word bank: origin · x-axis · y-axis · x-coordinate · y-coordinate

Home base is at (0, 0), where the two axes meet. This point is called the  .
The number line that runs from left to right is the  .
The number line that runs straight up is the  .

2.
Word bank: origin · x-axis · y-axis · x-coordinate · y-coordinate

In the ordered pair (3, 8), the 3 is the  , and the 8 is the  .

3.
The rover starts at home base. Which directions take it to the point (3, 8)?
  • A. Drive 8 units to the right, then 3 units up.
  • B. Drive 3 units to the right, then 5 units up.
  • C. Drive 3 units to the right, then 8 units up.
  • D. Drive 3 units up, then 8 units to the right.

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