Common Core Math - Grade 6
Lesson Plan
Understand that positive and negative numbers describe quantities having opposite directions or values
Goals / Objectives
Recognize that positive and negative numbers describe quantities measured in opposite directions from a chosen zero.
Identify what zero represents in a real-world context: freezing for Celsius temperature, sea level for elevation, balanced for an account, neutral for electric charge.
Use positive and negative numbers to represent real-world quantities (write "-200 ft" for "200 feet below sea level"; write "+8,848 m" for "Mount Everest's elevation"; write "-$30" for "owing $30").
Interpret a signed value back into context language ("-12 degreesC" -> "12 degrees below freezing"; "-$30 balance" -> "owes $30").
Recognize the opposite relationship between numbers like +3 and -3, and connect it to real-world opposites (deposit/withdrawal, climb/descend, gain/loss).
Standards
6.NS.C.5
Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values (e.g., temperature above/below zero, elevation above/below sea level, credits/debits, positive/negative electric charge); use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of 0 in each situation. -- Standard 6.NS.C.5
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