Placing Negative Numbers On A Number Line

Contest winner? Use this story about winning tickets to an NFL football game to plot numbers on a number line. Identify positive and negative values in the story and use the worksheet provided to plot out temperature, altitude, and money...

Four inequality statements are given for the same two negative numbers. The resource is a good practice for pupils to interpret statements of inequalities relative to the position on the number line. The objective is for pupils to learn...

Using a number line can provide students with a concrete representation of the value various numbers hold. Sal plots 6 different numbers on a number line. He includes whole, decimal, and negative numbers.

What does opposite mean? Ask your mathematicians and you will get a multitude of answers. The video shows learners that opposite means having a position on the other or further side of something, in this case zero, and are an equal...

Middle schoolers learn that negative numbers just mean a left shift on the number line. The video demonstrates how negative numbers are placed on a number line in relationship to positive numbers. The vocabulary term integers is used to...

Use a number line to show your learners the relationship between two negative numbers. The number line allows them to visualize which number is greater and all the possible answers that are less than that number. Introduces the topic of...

Once your learners have practiced converting fractions to decimals and vice versa, introduce plotting on a number line. The sixth video of a seven-part series takes converted fractions and decimals and shows their relationship to one...

Continue with opposite numbers as you introduce fractions to your learners. The presentation shows that fractions have opposites like regular numbers, and plots them on horizontal and vertical number lines. Use estimation to plot...

Introduce negative integers with a discussion about backing up, sub-zero temperatures, profits and losses. Then using a large visual aid number line, teach the class about where to place negative numbers. Learners then make their own...

Add depth to your class' understanding of fractions with video seven of this nine-part series. Building on prior experience representing fractions on number lines, young mathematicians learn to identify and extend patterns involving the...