Number Systems and Proportional Reasoning · Number and Operations

Directed Numbers in Context

Introducing positive and negative integers through temperature, debt, and elevation.

Key Questions

  1. 1What does zero represent in different mathematical and real world scales?
  2. 2How can we model the movement of values above and below a fixed point?
  3. 3Why is the absolute distance from zero important regardless of the sign?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - NumberNCCA: Primary - Directed Numbers
Class/Year: 6th Class
Subject: Mathematical Mastery and Real World Reasoning
Unit: Number Systems and Proportional Reasoning
Period: Number and Operations

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