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Year 7 · Mathematics and statistics · Algebra

Linear patterns and the coordinate plane

Four-quadrant coordinates, tables of values, constant differences, linear rules in words and algebra, and graphing straight lines.

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  • 3D lesson: Linear patterns and the coordinate plane — Plot points in all four quadrants, build growing cube patterns, write the rule t = an + d and graph it as a straight line.
  • Teacher presentation — slides to put on the projector.
  • Worksheets at three levels — Tūī (support), Kererū (core) and Kea (extension), each with an answer key on the last page.
  • Online practice — assign it to your class in the Crateclass classroom and the results come back by themselves.

Written for Te Mātaiaho, Phase 3 (Years 7–8), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.

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