Standard #: MAFS.6.NS.3.5 (Archived Standard)

Students are given positive and negative fractions and asked to explain their meanings within the context of a problem.

Students are asked to use numbers to represent gains/losses and to interpret the meaning of zero in the context of football.

Students are asked to explain the meaning of positive and negative decimals within the context of a problem.

Students are asked to interpret values given in a chart that represent positive and negative deviations from average rainfall.

A two day STEM lesson where students get a hands-on experience understanding positive and negative integers. Students will understand how temperature demonstrations and their own created models are used to visualize positive and negative integers in relation to 0 in real-world settings. Students will summarize their understanding of the relationship between positive and negative integers in relation to 0 for the evaluation of this lesson in a journal format.

Students will learn the functions and characteristics of the four main layers of Earth's atmosphere. They will also determine the thickness of each layer and display them to scale. Students will plot the layers' temperatures, noting the change in temperature from the bottom to the top on a number line.

Rangoli is a traditional Indian art that is used in decorating the entrance of the house to welcome guests. In this activity students will explore and practice the concepts of positive numbers, negative numbers, absolute value, origin, coordinates etc. and will create their own Rangoli design at the end.

Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom.

Let's Ride! is a model-eliciting activity that asks students to use pluses and minuses to indicate if eight models of 4-door sedans meet specific standards based on gas mileage, seating capacity, warranty, and type of engine. The students then have to rank the cars and indicate their top four choices.

Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom.

This lesson is an introduction to integers. Students will compare, order, and describe real-life situations using positive and negative whole numbers. The concepts of opposites and vertical as well as horizontal number lines are addressed.

This lesson introduces students to the concept of negative and positive integers as opposites and as indicators of movement, beginning with elevation and ending with real-world application to money.

This lesson involves students using positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of zero in each situation. Students will understand the positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite values.

Follow Matteo as he explores opposite numbers, positive and negative rational numbers, and zero in real-world contexts while planning and going on a cruise in Alaska in this interactive tutorial. 

Students are asked to reason about and explain the position of two locations relative to sea level.

The purpose of this task is meant to reinforce students' understanding of rational numbers as points on the number line and to provide them with a visual way of understanding that the sum of a number and its additive inverse (usually called its "opposite") is zero.

The purpose of this task is for students to apply their knowledge of integers in a real-world context.

Students can practice answering mathematics questions on a variety of topics. With an account, students can save their work and send it to their teacher when complete.

Students will be able to see examples of addition of integers while watching a short video, and practice adding integers using an online quiz.

Follow Matteo as he explores opposite numbers, positive and negative rational numbers, and zero in real-world contexts while planning and going on a cruise in Alaska in this interactive tutorial. 

Students are asked to reason about and explain the position of two locations relative to sea level.

The purpose of this task is meant to reinforce students' understanding of rational numbers as points on the number line and to provide them with a visual way of understanding that the sum of a number and its additive inverse (usually called its "opposite") is zero.

The purpose of this task is for students to apply their knowledge of integers in a real-world context.

Students can practice answering mathematics questions on a variety of topics. With an account, students can save their work and send it to their teacher when complete.

Students will be able to see examples of addition of integers while watching a short video, and practice adding integers using an online quiz.

Students are asked to reason about and explain the position of two locations relative to sea level.

The purpose of this task is meant to reinforce students' understanding of rational numbers as points on the number line and to provide them with a visual way of understanding that the sum of a number and its additive inverse (usually called its "opposite") is zero.

The purpose of this task is for students to apply their knowledge of integers in a real-world context.

Students will be able to see examples of addition of integers while watching a short video, and practice adding integers using an online quiz.