Essential Question:
How do numbers and their opposites relate to each other on the number line, and why is understanding opposites important in math?
Learning Target: Students will be able to identify and represent numbers and their opposites on a number line and explain the relationship between them.
Complete the entire assignment and show work for full credit.
Find the opposite of each number.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
-140 | arrow_right_alt | -17 |
| arrow_right_alt | 140 | |
.75 | arrow_right_alt | 31 |
-31 | arrow_right_alt | -24 |
24 | arrow_right_alt | |
17 | arrow_right_alt | -.75 |
Graph the opposite of 5 on the number line.
Graph the opposite of -4 on the number line.
Graph the opposite of .5 on the number line. (Hint you can zoom in on the number line to mark decimals and fractions)
Graph the opposite of -10 on the number line. (Hint you can zoom in on the number line to mark decimals and fractions)
Use your own words and complete sentences to answer the following question:
Positive numbers are numbers that are...
Use your own words and complete sentences to answer the following question:
How would you describe opposite numbers?
Use your own words and complete sentences to answer the following question:
Negative numbers are numbers that are
Use your own words and complete sentences to answer the following question:
What are integers?
(You can use the internet to help you with a definition. You answer must be in your own words though.)
Write an integer to model each situation:
a 13-foot incline
Write an integer to model each situation:
8 feet above sea level
Write an integer to model each situation:
16° below zero
Write an integer to model each situation:
a $75 deposit
Write an integer to model each situation:
a 28-pound gain
Write an integer to model each situation:
a $15 discount
Write an integer to model each situation:
a 900-foot descent
Use a < or > symbol to determine which integer is larger.
3-11
Use a < or > symbol to determine which integer is larger.
-27-4
Use a < or > symbol to determine which integer is larger.
90
Use a < or > symbol to determine which integer is larger.
-90
Use a < or > symbol to determine which integer is larger.
-52-48
Use a < or > symbol to determine which integer is larger.
27-30
Use a < or > symbol to determine which integer is larger.
-1-23
Order each set of integers from least (on top) to greatest (on bottom).
-17
0
-2
3
-4
16
Order each set of integers from least (on top) to greatest (on bottom).
-6
-1
28
-21
2
Order each set of integers from least (on top) to greatest (on bottom).
-14
-9
-5
-13
12
Use this number line to place the following numbers in the correct order from least to greatest:
-4, 2, 4, -6
Use this number line to place the following numbers in the correct order from least to greatest:
7, -5, 4, 0
Use your own words and complete sentences to answer the following question:
Using a number line how can you tell which numbers are larger?
How many units or spaces apart are these numbers on the number line?