NS.6a - Recognize opposite signs of numbers as indicating locations on opposite sides of 0 on the number line; recognize that the opposite of the opposite of a number is the number itself, e.g., –(–3) = 3, and that 0 is its own opposite.
WARM-UP
MINI LESSON - INDEPENDENT WORK/SHARE OUT/DISCUSSION
On a number line, show k being equal to 2.75. Plot each of the following, extending the line if necessary:
a) k+3
b) k−2
c) −k
d) 6−k
a) k+3
b) k−2
c) −k
d) 6−k
TEAM CHALLENGE
Mark a random number x between 1 and 2 (at a spot that only you will think of) on a number line. Plot the opposite of each of the following:
a) x
b) x+5
c) x−4
d) 6−x
a) x
b) x+5
c) x−4
d) 6−x