1. RATIONAL NUMBERS CCSS.6.NS. 5, 6, 7, 8: APPLY AND EXTEND PREVIOUS UNDERSTANDING OF NUMBERS TO THE SYSTEM OF RATIONAL NUMBERS. MATERIALS: PENCIL, RULER, HIGHLIGHTER, JOURNAL Music: We Are the Champions!!! Way to go, Broncos!!!

2. VOCABULARY ACTIVITY Rational number Definition: any number that can be written as a fraction Examples: 5, -16, 4.25, 2½

3. VOCABULARY ACTIVITY Integer Definition: any number from the set {…-4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4…} where … means continues without end Examples: all whole numbers, both positive and negative, and zero

4. VOCABULARY ACTIVITY Positive integer Definition: a whole number greater than zero Examples: 1, 2, 3, 4…

5. VOCABULARY ACTIVITY Negative integer Definition: a whole number less than zero, written with a - sign Examples: -1, -2, -3, -4…

6. VOCABULARY ACTIVITY Non- integers Definition: positive and negative numbers that are not whole numbers Examples: -1 ½, -2.25, 3.1333333…, π

7. VOCABULARY ACTIVITY Absolute value Definition: the distance between a number and zero on a number line Examples: The absolute value of 4 is 4 written as |4| = 4

8. VOCABULARY ACTIVITY Opposites Definition: numbers that are the same distance from zero on a number line, but on opposite sides of zero. The sum of a number and its opposite is zero. Examples: 3 and -3 are opposites

9. APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED: PLACE THE FOLLOWING VALUES ON A NUMBER LINE. USE YOUR RULER FOR ACCURACY. THEN HIGHLIGHT ONLY THE INTEGERS. 0, -3, 4, - ½, -5, 2.75, -2.75 When you are finished, show me to receive feedback on your accuracy and understanding.

10. APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED: PLACE THE FOLLOWING VALUES ON A NUMBER LINE. USE YOUR RULER FOR ACCURACY. THEN HIGHLIGHT ONLY THE INTEGERS. 0, -3, 4, - ½, -5, 2.75, -2.75 When you are finished, show me to receive feedback on your accuracy and understanding. | |||||||||||||||||||| -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 - ½ 0 1 2 3 4 5 -2.75 2.75