Lesson 2: Absolute Value
Duration of Days: 2
Lesson Objective
- Students will be able to define absolute value as a number's distance from zero on a number line
- How are integers and absolute value used in real-world situations?
- What is the difference between the "opposite" of a number and the "absolute value" of a number?
- If two numbers are the same distance from zero, do they have the same value? Why or why not?
- Absolute Value
- Opposites
- 6.NS. 6, 6.NA.7
Using real world examples, students will find the distance from zero, showing that a negative number can have a positive distance from zero. Show that both a positive and negative number can have the same absolute value. DOK 1-2
Models, number lines
Classwork/Homework, Exit slips, Formative assessments