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Interpret numbers greater than and less than zero in different contexts
I can interpret numbers greater than and less than zero in different contexts.
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- Year 5
Interpret numbers greater than and less than zero in different contexts
I can interpret numbers greater than and less than zero in different contexts.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Negative numbers are below zero and are less than zero
- Positive numbers are above zero and are greater than zero
Keywords
Temperature - Temperature is how hot or cold something is and generally in the UK is measured using the Celsius scale.
Positive - Numbers greater than zero.
Negative - Numbers less than zero.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to recognise that numbers exist to the left of zero.
Expose pupils to images in familiar contexts showing negative numbers. Take lots of opportunities to count bridging zero.
Number lines showing positive and negative values, ideally horizontal and vertical, should be prominently displayed in the classroom throughout this unit so that pupils can see that values exist before zero.
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the car colours to their current position
Match the car colours to their current position
Q2.Which of the following would result in a positive change?
Which of the following would result in a positive change?
Jun put five marbles in a bag and Sofia took seven marbles out.
Jun put no marbles in a bag and Sofia took four marbles out.
Jun put no marbles in a bag and Sofia took no marbles out.
Q3.Which of the following would result in a negative overall change?
Which of the following would result in a negative overall change?
Jun put ten marbles in a bag and Sofia took five marbles out.
Jun put one marble in a bag and Sofia took no marbles out.
Q4.Three people got on a bus. At the next stop, seven people got off the bus. Which of these equations correctly describes this scenario?
Three people got on a bus. At the next stop, seven people got off the bus. Which of these equations correctly describes this scenario?
7 − 3 = −4
7 − 3 = 4
7 − 4 = 3
3 + 7 = 10
Q5.17 is the whole. 4 is one part. What is the other part?
17 is the whole. 4 is one part. What is the other part?
Q6.Match the word with the correct definition.
Match the word with the correct definition.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keyword with the definition.
Match the keyword with the definition.
Q2.Match the location to the temperature description.
Match the location to the temperature description.
Q3.Select all of the options which describe the temperature in Edinburgh.
Select all of the options which describe the temperature in Edinburgh.
Positive
Above zero
Q4.Match the letters to their description.
Match the letters to their description.
Q5.Match the letters to their description.
Match the letters to their description.
Q6.Order these floors of a building from highest to lowest.
Order these floors of a building from highest to lowest.
