Comparing and Ordering Integers

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Objective

I can compare and order integers.

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Warm-up video

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    When ordering integers, it can be helpful to visualize a number line, where numbers increase in value as you go right.

  2. 2

    The further right on a number line, the greater the value, and the further left, the smaller the value.

  3. 3

    Thinking about integers like temperature can help, where colder temperatures represent smaller values and warmer temperatures represent greater values.

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Practice

9 questions

1

How does the position of an integer on a number line relate to its value?

2

Which of the following integers has the greatest value?

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Order the following integers from least to greatest: 9, -4, 0, 15, -10, 2.

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