LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 1

Number and Operations - The learner will understand and compute with rational numbers.

Objective 1.01

Develop number sense for negative rational numbers.

  • Connect the model, number word, and number using a variety of representations, including the number line.
  • Compare and order.
  • Make estimates in appropriate situations.

Resources aligned to this objective

ACC basketball
The students will use ACC basketball statistics to practice the process of converting fractions to decimals then to percents and will learn how to create and edit a spreadsheet. They will then use this spreadsheet to analyze their data. This unit is done during the basketball season.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer Technology Skills and Mathematics)
By Susan Dougherty.
Meteorologists: Working with data analysis
This lesson for grade six introduces students to careers in meteorology and engages them in meteorological data analysis.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics)
By Kim Abrams, Mike McDowell, and and Barbara Strange.

Lesson plans on the web

Classifying numbers
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students use Venn diagrams to organize information about numbers. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Football finances
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students analyze pictures of football stands to make estimates related to attendance at the Super Bowl, and then they make estimates about the television audience. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Making your own product game
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students review strategies for playing the Product Game. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–8 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Understanding Rational Numbers and Proportions
Students use real-world models to develop an understanding of fractions, decimals, unit rates, proportions, and problem solving. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5–7 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics