Represent Opposite Directions with Signed Numbers
Use the supplied zero reference and direction convention.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Locate and Compare Signed Rational Numbers
Use negatives, opposites, absolute value, order, and four-quadrant coordinates.
Before you begin
- Read fractions and decimals on number lines; plot first-quadrant ordered pairs.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Distinguish Distance from Zero and Numerical Order
Find the nonnegative distance of each supplied number from zero.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Order Rational Numbers on a Number Line
Compare the supplied signed values by locating them relative to zero and each other.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Use Four Quadrants and Coordinate Reflections
Read both coordinate signs and plot relative to the origin.
About 25 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- Common Core State Standards, mathematics: 6.NS.C.5 — Use negatives, opposites, absolute value, order, and four-quadrant coordinates.
- Common Core State Standards, mathematics: 6.NS.C.6 — Use negatives, opposites, absolute value, order, and four-quadrant coordinates.
- Common Core State Standards, mathematics: 6.NS.C.7 — Use negatives, opposites, absolute value, order, and four-quadrant coordinates.
- Common Core State Standards, mathematics: 6.NS.C.8 — Use negatives, opposites, absolute value, order, and four-quadrant coordinates.
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.