Unit 7 · Culminating Projects
Integers & Coordinate Plane in Action
Two project versions that pull together everything from Unit 7 — plotting ordered pairs in all four quadrants, reflecting points across axes, computing distances with absolute value, and interpreting positive and negative integers in real-world contexts. Pick one, or run them as differentiated options. Each is self-guided, interactive, and printable.
Choose Your Version
Two Ways to Show Mastery
🎢 Theme Park Map Designer
Design a theme park that spans all four quadrants: plot attractions as ordered pairs, mirror rides across axes using reflections, calculate walking distances between attractions with absolute value, and finalize your park blueprint.
Version B · Real-World Investigation🌊 Submarine Mission Control
Operate a research submarine: represent depths and heights with positive and negative integers, compute absolute-value distances from sea level, order sensor temperature readings from least to greatest, and confirm whether the sub is within its safety limit.
For the Teacher
How to Use These Projects
Standards: 6.NS.5 (positive and negative integers in context), 6.NS.6 (plotting on the coordinate plane, reflections across axes), 6.NS.7 (absolute value, comparing and ordering integers), 6.NS.8 (distance between points on the coordinate plane).
Both versions are parallel. They assess the same skills through different contexts — coordinate-plane design vs. ocean-data investigation — so you can assign Version A and Version B to different students and grade on the same rubric (built into each project). Great for choice boards, make-up work, or A/B class sections.
Built in: live calculators with instant feedback, an inline SVG coordinate grid (Version A), a sticky progress bar, hints for scaffolding, a written deliverable, a student checklist, a 4-point rubric, and a print button so students can turn in a finished plan.
Answer key: Open the teacher answer key for both versions.