Math Activities Alongside An X-Axis

I was thinking of merely doing x (the variable) for today, but my hubby idea it was equally good boring.  Someone had stopped yesteryear the weblog before wondering if I did the x-axis today, too hence I'm changing my tedious variable x post to the x-axis post : )

Here is a brief expaination of what the x-axis is from Mathworld.wolfram.com.

My favorite things to produce alongside an x-axis was mapping coordinates too finding their slope.  In seventh flat I took algebra I'd honey to shade the dissimilar sides of the lines alongside my collection of highlighters.

Here roughly activities your kids tin do.

• Make a map of a local commons on a slice of graph newspaper or merely brand upwardly your ain map.  Make the x-axis too y-axis too set out them.  Plot out trees too major areas of the commons (playground, lawn tennis courts, fountain, etc).
• Label the coordinates for them.
• Can yous detect the slope between 2 trees or commons features?
• What is the distance betwixt the close distant points (hint yous may bespeak to brand a correct angled triangle to figure it out).
• Take a corner of the classroom or measure corner.  Distinguish which 1 volition live on the x-axis, y-axis, too z-axis.  
• With a mensuration tape, plot out 1 especial inward the room such equally a desk.  Here are roughly tips on xyz drawings.  Drawing 3D shapes tin live on pretty fun.

What produce yous similar doing alongside an x-axis?