The Power of Number and Place Value · Number and Operations

Negative Numbers in Context

Exploring integers through temperature, debt, and sea level to understand values below zero.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can a number be less than nothing?
  2. 2What happens to the value of a negative number as its distance from zero increases?
  3. 3When is it more practical to use a number line than a standard calculation?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - NumberNCCA: Primary - Directed Numbers
Class/Year: 5th Class
Subject: Mathematical Mastery: Exploring Patterns and Logic
Unit: The Power of Number and Place Value
Period: Number and Operations

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