Rational Numbers and the Coordinate Plane · The Number System
Integers and Absolute Value
Understanding positive and negative numbers and their distance from zero.
Key Questions
- 1What does it mean for a number to be less than zero in a physical context?
- 2Why is absolute value always a non negative number?
- 3How are negative numbers used to represent debt or elevation?
Common Core State Standards
CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.C.5CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.C.7
Grade: 6th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Rational Numbers and the Coordinate Plane
Period: The Number System
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