Vocabulary: translate, horizontal, vertical, coordinate grid
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Review with student what it means to translate or slide a polygon on the coordinate grid.
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With the student using the Translation Worksheet find the polygon and record, using the student's media of choice, the coordinates of the polygon.
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Slide (translate) the polygon by the following points (2,4).
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Have the student choose one point to start the slide (translation)
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Move the point 2 units along the x axis
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Move the point 4 units along the y axis
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Mark the new point
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Continue until all three points have been translated
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Connect the three points
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If the student is confident, have them then slide (translate) the same figure by the following points (-3, -2) or once again work with the student to slide the polygon.
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When the student is confident, begin playing the game "Race to Earth".
