# Resources tagged with: Coordinates

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Broad Topics > Coordinates, Functions and Graphs > Coordinates

### Treasure Hunt

##### Age 7 to 14Challenge Level

Can you find a reliable strategy for choosing coordinates that will locate the treasure in the minimum number of guesses?

### Coordinate Cunning

##### Age 7 to 11Challenge Level

A game for two people that can be played with pencils and paper. Combine your knowledge of coordinates with some strategic thinking.

### Isosceles Triangles

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

Draw some isosceles triangles with an area of $9$cm$^2$ and a vertex at (20,20). If all the vertices must have whole number coordinates, how many is it possible to draw?

### Coordinate Patterns

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

Charlie and Alison have been drawing patterns on coordinate grids. Can you picture where the patterns lead?

### Square Coordinates

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

A tilted square is a square with no horizontal sides. Can you devise a general instruction for the construction of a square when you are given just one of its sides?

### Route to Infinity

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

Can you describe this route to infinity? Where will the arrows take you next?

### Ten Hidden Squares

##### Age 7 to 14Challenge Level

These points all mark the vertices (corners) of ten hidden squares. Can you find the 10 hidden squares?

### Criss Cross Quiz

##### Age 7 to 11Challenge Level

A game for 2 players. Practises subtraction or other maths operations knowledge.

### Eight Hidden Squares

##### Age 7 to 14Challenge Level

On the graph there are 28 marked points. These points all mark the vertices (corners) of eight hidden squares. Can you find the eight hidden squares?

### Hidden Squares

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

Can you find the squares hidden on these coordinate grids?

### Fred the Class Robot

##### Age 7 to 11Challenge Level

Billy's class had a robot called Fred who could draw with chalk held underneath him. What shapes did the pupils make Fred draw?

### The Lily Pond

##### Age 7 to 11Challenge Level

Freddie Frog visits as many of the leaves as he can on the way to see Sammy Snail but only visits each lily leaf once. Which is the best way for him to go?

### What Are You Plotting?

##### Age 7 to 11Challenge Level

Investigate the positions of points which have particular x and y coordinates. What do you notice?

### Being Resilient - Primary Geometry

##### Age 5 to 11Challenge Level

Geometry problems at primary level that may require resilience.

### Being Resourceful - Primary Geometry

##### Age 5 to 11Challenge Level

Geometry problems at primary level that require careful consideration.

### Being Collaborative - Primary Geometry

##### Age 5 to 11Challenge Level

Geometry problems for primary learners to work on with others.

### Being Curious - Primary Geometry

##### Age 5 to 11Challenge Level

Geometry problems for inquiring primary learners.

### Dotty Relationship

##### Age 7 to 11Challenge Level

Can you draw perpendicular lines without using a protractor? Investigate how this is possible.

### Coordinating Classroom Coordinates

##### Age 7 to 11

This article describes a practical approach to enhance the teaching and learning of coordinates.

### Going Places with Mathematicians

##### Age 7 to 14

This article looks at the importance in mathematics of representing places and spaces mathematics. Many famous mathematicians have spent time working on problems that involve moving and mapping. . . .

### Treasure Island

##### Age 7 to 11Challenge Level

Write down what you can see at the coordinates of the treasure island map. The words can be used in a special way to find the buried treasure. Can you work out where it is?

### Cartesian Isometric

##### Age 7 to 11Challenge Level

The graph below is an oblique coordinate system based on 60 degree angles. It was drawn on isometric paper. What kinds of triangles do these points form?

### Two Number Lines

##### Age 7 to 11Challenge Level

Max and Mandy put their number lines together to make a graph. How far had each of them moved along and up from 0 to get the counter to the place marked?

### Coordinates and Descartes

##### Age 7 to 16

Have you ever wondered how maps are made? Or perhaps who first thought of the idea of designing maps? We're here to answer these questions for you.

### Transformation Tease

##### Age 7 to 11Challenge Level

What are the coordinates of this shape after it has been transformed in the ways described? Compare these with the original coordinates. What do you notice about the numbers?

### Attractive Rotations

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

Here is a chance to create some attractive images by rotating shapes through multiples of 90 degrees, or 30 degrees, or 72 degrees or...

### A Cartesian Puzzle

##### Age 7 to 11Challenge Level

Find the missing coordinates which will form these eight quadrilaterals. These coordinates themselves will then form a shape with rotational and line symmetry.