CCSS 6.NS.C.5 Worksheets
Grade 6 · The Number System
Use positive and negative numbers to describe quantities with opposite directions, like temperature or elevation.
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Teaching guide
Use positive and negative numbers to describe quantities with opposite directions, like temperature or elevation.
Use a horizontal or vertical number line through zero (temperature, sea level) to order negatives and model moving up and down.
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Thinking -8 is greater than -3 because 8 > 3, and losing track of direction when crossing zero.