A very famous mathematician called Rene Descartes lay in bed one night.

As he lay there, he looked up at the ceiling in his bedroom. He noticed a fly

crawling on the ceiling. Descartes, being a mathematician wondered if he
could figure out a way of stating where exactly the fly was on the ceiling.
Obviously it has to be a precise description he thought. I can’t really say, “To
the left” or “Near the right “or “In the middle”.
 RENE
DESCARTES
• A FRENCH
MATHEMATICIAN AND
PHILOSOPHER
• THE FATHER OF
MODERM GEOMETRY
• DISCOVER THE
RECTANGULAR
COORDINATE SYSTEM
THE RECTANGULAR
COORDINATE
SYSTEM
The rectangular
coordinate
system consists of
two real number
lines that
intersect at a
right angle.
The horizontal
number line is Y-axis
called the x-axis,
and the vertical
number line is
called the y-axis. X- axis
These two number lines
divides the plane into
four region called
quadrants. These
quadrants are named
and are labeled in a
counter clockwise
direction using roman
numerals and each
point on this plane is
associated with an
ordered pair of real
numbers (x, y).
• The first number is called
the x-coordinate or
(abscissa), and the second
number is called the y-
coordinate or (ordinate).
The intersection of the two
axes is known as the origin,
which corresponds to the
point (0, 0).
 An ordered pair (x, y)
represents the position of a
point relative to the origin.
• The x-coordinate represents a
position to the right of the
origin if it is positive and to the
left of the origin if it is negative.
• The y-coordinate represents a
position above the origin if it is
positive and below the origin if
it is negative.

• Using this system, every position (point) in the plane is uniquely identified.
For example, the pair (2, 3) denotes the position relative to the origin
as shown:
“AMAZING RACE”
INSTRUCTIONS
1.EACH GROUP WILL PICK A STRIPS OF PAPER WITH ORDERED PAIRS INSIDE .
2.LOCATE THE ORDERED PAIR IN YOUR MAP.
3.GO TO THE PLACE WHERE THE POINTS LOCATED.
4.YOU WILL SEE AN ENVELOPE WITH QUESTION INSIDE.
5.READ THE QUESTION, GO BACK TO ME AS A GROUP AND TELL ME THE CORRECT
ANSWER. WHEN YOU GET THE CORRECT ANSWER YOU CAN PROCEED FOR THE
NEXT LEVEL.
6.THE GAME SHALL HAVE FOUR LEVELS. AFTER WHICH, YOU CAN PROCEED TO THE
FINAL CHALLENGE.
7. FOR THE FINAL CHALLENGE...
PLOT THE POINTS ON THE RECTANGULAR COORDINATE SYSTEM
DRAWN ON YOUR MANILA PAPER. CONNECT THE POINTS TO FORM A PICTURE AND
COLOR THEM.
8 .TOP THREE FINISHERS GETS A PRIZE!!
 RUBRICS
COLABORATION
(development of strategies) 5 4 3 2 1

TEAMWORK AND ORGANIZATION

( obedience to team rules and 5 4 3 2 1
performance team role)

ADHERENCE TO MECHANICS
(follow the instructions and rules of the 5 4 3 2 1
games)
EXECUTION OF TASK
( ability to perform task without 5 4 3 2 1
prodding)

TOTAL SCORE