Real Numbers Lesson

Open Ended

What are natural (counting) numbers and how are they used in daily life?

Open Ended

Explain the difference between natural numbers and whole numbers using the story of Angel and Paul.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements are true about whole numbers?

• Whole numbers include all counting numbers and zero

• Whole numbers start from 1

• Whole numbers do not include zero

• Whole numbers are only used for counting goats

Multiple Choice

What kind of numbers involve borrowing and owing goats?

• Natural numbers

• Whole numbers

• Integers

• Rational numbers

Open Ended

Explain the difference between whole numbers and integers using the goat example from the story.

Open Ended

How did the introduction of a 3-legged goat lead to the creation of a new set of numbers?

Fill in the Blanks

A number that can be written as a fraction or a ratio is called a

number.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are examples of rational numbers?

• 3/4

• -2

• 5

• 0

Fill in the Blanks

Numbers that cannot be written as a fraction or ratio are called

.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are irrational numbers?

• π (pi)

• 3/4

• -1.8

• 2.25

Open Ended

Explain the difference between rational and irrational numbers.

Multiple Choice

What is an example of a number that cannot be written as a ratio or fraction?

• 3/4

• 2.25

• π (pi)

• -3

Multiple Select

Select all the integers

• -1.54

• -73

• -2.55

• -5

Match

Match the following words and definitions

• Rational Numbers

• Integers

• Whole numbers

• Natural Numbers

• Irrational Numbers

Any number that can be a fraction

Counting numbers and their opposites

Counting numbers and zero

Counting numbers

Any numbers that can't be frations

• Any number that can be a fraction

• Counting numbers and their opposites

• Counting numbers and zero

• Counting numbers

• Any numbers that can't be frations

Open Ended

What is one question you still have about the Real Number System?