The Language of Number · Number and Algebra

Integers and the Number Line

Visualising and comparing positive and negative integers in practical contexts like temperature and debt.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the direction of movement on a number line change when we subtract a negative value?
  2. 2Why do we need negative numbers to describe the physical world?
  3. 3What is the relationship between an integer and its absolute value in terms of distance?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9M7N02AC9M7N03
Year: Year 7
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: The Language of Number
Period: Number and Algebra

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