We use coordinates to show the position of a

point on a grid.

Coordinates are often used on maps and graphs.

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Remember to write coordinates in brackets and separate the numbers with a comma. The blue circle below is at (1,4).

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x

y

1

2345

00 1 2 3 4 5

Can you find the coordinates of

the other coloured circles?

The point (0,0) is also called the

origin.

This grid has four quadrants. The x and y axis have positive

and negative numbers!

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-1

-2

-3-4

-5

5

43

2

1Remember to

look at the x-axis first (going across

from left to right) and then the y-axis

(going up and down).

The coordinates of these circles are: (2, 5) (4, -3) (-4,0) (-2, -4)

The compass directions on a map can help us to work

out which way to go!

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Here are some tricks to help you

remember the correct order!

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6

5

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Queen’s Park

NorthPark

PlayArea

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SandupSchool

CouncilOffices

Central Road

West Road

Church Road

North Street

Farm Street

James Street

DownsviewSchool

PoliceStation

FireStation

ShoppingCentre

OutdoorTheatre

SportsCentre

Riverside Road

Moorland Lane

Cross Road

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Park Street

Prin

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Apple

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New Street

Main Road

Gold Lane

Brick Lane

Mini Lan

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Car Park

Hospital

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Place of Worship

Tourist Information

Post Office

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Can you identify the points shown on each coordinate grid? A

1.

0 1 2 3 4 5

5

4

3

2

1

0

A

B

C

D E

F

x

y

A = B =

C = D =

E = F =

2.

0 1 2 3 4 5

5

4

3

2

1

0

AB

C

DE

F

x

y

A = B =

C = D =

E = F =

3.

0 1 2 3 4 5

5

4

3

2

1

0

A

B

C

D

E

F

x

y

A = B =

C = D =

E = F =

4.

0 1 2 3 4 5

5

4

3

2

1

0

A

B

C

DE

F

x

y

A = B =

C = D =

E = F =

x

y

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

01

23

45

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01

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90 degrees clockwise 90 degrees anti-clockwise 180 degrees clockwise

90 degrees anti-clockwise 90 degrees clockwise 90 degrees clockwise

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y

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