Temperature Exploration

Make Math More
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Grade Levels
6th - 9th
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Resource Type
Standards
CCSS7.NS.A.1
CCSS7.NS.A.3
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Make Math More
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Description
Description: Students will use temperature extremes in the U.S. and around the world to discover how to subtract integers.
Common Core Standard: 7.NS.1 (primary), 7.NS.3 (secondary) (and others)
Materials: List of U.S. State Temperature Extremes (see below), Almanac or Google Earth
Student Learning Goals:
(1) Students will be able to discover how to subtract integers.
(2) Students will be able to use number lines to show how far apart integers are.
(3) Students will be able to solve real-world problems with integers using addition and subtraction.
PDF Download includes Lesson Plan, Student Guide, & Student Journal Page (see images).
Common Core Standard: 7.NS.1 (primary), 7.NS.3 (secondary) (and others)
Materials: List of U.S. State Temperature Extremes (see below), Almanac or Google Earth
Student Learning Goals:
(1) Students will be able to discover how to subtract integers.
(2) Students will be able to use number lines to show how far apart integers are.
(3) Students will be able to solve real-world problems with integers using addition and subtraction.
PDF Download includes Lesson Plan, Student Guide, & Student Journal Page (see images).
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Standards
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CCSS7.NS.A.1
Apply and extend previous understandings of addition and subtraction to add and subtract rational numbers; represent addition and subtraction on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram.
CCSS7.NS.A.3
Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving the four operations with rational numbers.