Book Description

Graph Art enthusiasts everywhere will cheer for the second edition of Coordinate Graph Art for Grades 6-8. Whereas the first edition provided a comprehensive study of 4-quadrant graphing, Advanced Coordinate Graph Art for Grades 6-8 quickly accelerates and condenses that learning into a single chapter. Students who have been introduced only briefly to transformations will now achieve mastery in the areas of Translations, Dilations, Rotations and Reflections. The final chapter of multi-step challenges is sure to give even your top students a run for their money. From turns and flips, to stretches and tessellations, this book has it all. Purchasers are granted unlimited copy rights within the teacher's own classroom. Students, parents, and home schooled families who wish to complete the entire cadre of puzzles may also choose to purchase the student version, under the same title, also available on Amazon.com. In addition to 30 unique graph art puzzles, each section of this book contains instructional modules, vocabulary, practice pages, and full-size teacher keys. This book is written by a teacher for teachers; in teen-friendly language, while building the foundation of a sound mathematical vocabulary. Students will be inspired to create, explore, and challenge themselves in a way they have never done before. Teachers will be thrilled at the ease of its use and alignment to Common Core standards. A must-have for all Cartesian Plane enthusiasts.