E1.4 Plot and read coordinates in the first quadrant of a Cartesian plane using various scales, and describe the translations that move a point from one coordinate to another.
Activity 1: Sophie's Journey
Sophie wants to visit her grandfather. Here is the map of the village that her mother gives her to get there.
image A Cartesian plane quadrant with 80 columns and 80 rows. The columns are numbered on the horizontal axis, "x", and the rows on the vertical axis, "y". On the chart, points represent the coordinates for the post office, the high school, Grandpa's house, the elementary school, the grocery store, Sophie's house, and the hardware store.
- Read and locate the coordinates of Sophie's house and her grandfather's house.
- Describe Sophie's journey to her grandfather's house.
Source: translated from En avant, les maths!, 5e année, ML, Sens de l’espace, p. 4-6.