Learning Goal
Part of: Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers — 1 of 4 cluster items
Understand that positive and negative numbers describe quantities having opposite directions or values
**6.NS.C.5**: Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values (e.g., temperature above/below zero, elevation above/below sea level, credits/debits, positive/negative electric charge); use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of 0 in each situation.
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6.NS.C.5: Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values (e.g., temperature above/below zero, elevation above/below sea level, credits/debits, positive/negative electric charge); use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of 0 in each situation.
What you'll learn
- Explain that positive and negative numbers describe quantities with opposite meanings or directions in real-world contexts (temperature above/below zero, elevation above/below sea level, credits/debits, positive/negative charge)
- Use positive and negative numbers to represent given real-world quantities, writing the sign that matches the direction or value described
- Explain what 0 represents in each context (the reference point — the neutral, baseline, or boundary between the two directions)
- Interpret a given signed number in context — state both its magnitude (how far from 0) and its direction (above/below, gain/loss, positive/negative)
Slides
Interactive presentations perfect for visual learners • Interactive presentation
Slide Video
Watch narrated slides play like a video lesson • Narrated slide playback
Exercises
Practice problems to build fluency and understanding • 1 exercises