Compare and Order Integers

Objective: Today you will learn to compare and order integers.


You will compare and order integers.

At the end of the lesson you will be able to say "I Know":
1. That numbers to the right on a number line are always larger than numbers to the left.
2. That integers to the left of zero are the opposite values of their mirror images on the right side of zero and fall in the reverse order.


In stations you will watch a video and play a game at the following web sites:
Opposite of a Given Number
Points on a Number Line

Number Balls
Mission 2110 Negative Numbers - ascending order is least to greatest / descending order is greatest to least
Compare and Order Jeopardy
Pearl Diver

Closure: How do you compare and order positive and negative numbers?


Discussion: Do you think that there is a greatest negative number? Explain your thinking.