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MPs
Applied MP
* Embedded MP
Absolute Value and the
Coordinate Plane
Conceptual Lesson
Grade 6 · Unit 3 · Lesson 10
MC: 6.NS.8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Steps:
1. Identify the ordered pairs for the given
points.
2. Determine the absolute value from the
given points to the axis that separates
the points.
3. Add or subtract the two absolute values
to find the distance between them.
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Problem of the Day
Objective:
Vocabulary Notes
Absolute value: the distance between 0 and
any number on the number line
Example: -4 and 4 are both 4 units away
from zero.
|4| + |4|
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
The distance between –4 and 4 is the
sum of the absolute value of each
distance from zero.
|-4| + |4| = 8
Review the following terms:
 coordinate plane
x-axis: horizontal number line
y-axis: vertical number line
 origin
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Structured Guided Practice
(A / B Partners Practice)
Directions: Use absolute value to find the distance between two given points.
1. Points T and O.
2. Points W and O.
T
O
W
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1. Points W and G.
2. Points S and N.
Final Check for Understanding
(Teacher Checks Work)
Directions: Use absolute value to find the distance between two given points.
G
S
N
W
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Closure
Recap today’s lesson with one or more of the following questions:
MP6: What is a big idea in this lesson?
MP8: How could you prove you came to the correct conclusion?
Closure