Copy of Ordering Integers on a Number Line
Develop strategies for ordering positive and negative numbers on a number line from least to greatest.
Putting It All Together
Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.
How do you go from 0 to -6?
How do you go from 0 to -35?
What do you notice about negative numbers as they move further away from zero?
Which one is bigger: -35 or -50? And why?
Directed number
Directed numbers are numbers with direction. Negative and positive numbers can be expressed in direction. You will notice that negative numbers are on the left hand side of 0 and positive numbers are on the right hand side.