First Quadrant Coordinate Grid
Only the positive quadrant: the origin sits in the bottom-left corner and both axes count up from zero. This is the grid used for grade 5 plotting, line graphs and most science data.
US Letter · 1 plane · 0 to 10, numbered · 1 page
The cm / inch rule is only on screen; it is not printed.
Vector PDF, no watermark. Print at Actual size / 100% so squares measure true (why).
About the first quadrant grid
When every value you plot is zero or positive (time, distance, height, price), the other three quadrants are wasted paper. A first-quadrant grid moves the origin to the corner, so the whole sheet is usable and the squares come out roughly twice as large as on a four-quadrant plane of the same range.
In the US, the Common Core standards introduce graphing in the first quadrant in grade 5 (5.G.A.1–2) and extend it to all four quadrants in grade 6 (6.NS.C.8), which is why both kinds of worksheet are common.
Questions
What is the first quadrant?
The top-right section of the coordinate plane, where both x and y are positive. On this grid the origin (0, 0) is in the bottom-left corner.
When should I use one quadrant instead of four?
Whenever no value can be negative, such as time, length or money collected. You get bigger squares and no wasted space.
Is this the same as graph paper with axes?
Yes. First-quadrant paper is ordinary square graph paper with an x-axis along the bottom and a y-axis up the left side, optionally numbered.