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Adding and Subtracting Integers Unit Unit PlanAdding and Subtracting Integers Unit Unit Plan
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Buffalo State
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Grade
6th - 7th
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Math
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5 days
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Adding and Subtracting Integers Unit

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Just because one integer is larger than another doesn't mean it will make sense right away. Go beyond note taking and show learners, through the use of algebra tiles and a Four-Pan Algebra Balance, how the numbers relate to one another when introducing positive and negatives.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

algebra tiles, addition integers, subtraction integers, comparing integers, integers, negative integers, positive integers

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Pick and choose the activities and worksheets that best apply to the course
  • Search the internet or YouTube for information regarding the Four-Pan Algebra Balance

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires the use of a Four-Pan Algebra Balance and algebra tiles to complete all the exercises

Pros

  • Provides five days worth of hands-on learning activities
  • Includes several worksheets with their answer keys

Cons

  • None

Common Core

6.NS.C.6.c

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