Florida B.E.S.T. MA.6.NSO.1

MA.6.NSO.1 is a B.E.S.T. standard. These are the benchmarks under it.

• MA.6.NSO.1.1

  Extend previous understanding of numbers to define rational numbers. Plot, order and compare rational numbers.

• MA.6.NSO.1.2

  Given a mathematical or real-world context, represent quantities that have opposite direction using rational numbers. Compare them on a number line and explain ...

• MA.6.NSO.1.3

  Given a mathematical or real-world context, interpret the absolute value of a number as the distance from zero on a number line. Find the absolute value of rati...

• MA.6.NSO.1.4

  Solve mathematical and real-world problems involving absolute value, including the comparison of absolute value.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students place positive and negative numbers on a number line and compare their values. They find opposites and use absolute value to describe distance from zero.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students correctly plot, compare, and order positive and negative numbers. They identify opposites and explain absolute value as distance from zero, regardless of direction.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think -8 is greater than -3 because 8 is greater than 3. They may write |-5| = -5 or confuse absolute value with changing the sign.

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How to Assess It

Give this exit ticket: Plot -6, -1, 0, and 4 on a number line, then circle the number with the greatest absolute value and explain why.

1. 01

   Make a floor number line with tape, then have students stand on given integers and walk to each number’s opposite.

2. 02

   Ask students to explain why -2 is greater than -7 and why both numbers have positive absolute values.

3. 03

   Play integer war with signed number cards, awarding each round to the greater number or the number with greater absolute value.

4. 04

   Use temperatures and bank balances to compare values, identify opposites, and describe each value’s distance from zero.

• MA.8.NSO.1

  Solve problems involving rational numbers, including numbers in scientific notation, and extend the understanding of rational numbers to irrational numbers.

• MA.3.NSO.2

  Add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers. Build an understanding of multiplication and division operations.

• MA.6.NSO.4.1

  Apply and extend previous understandings of operations with whole numbers to add and subtract integers with procedural fluency.