Adding and Subtracting Integers: A Fun Learning Approach

The video tutorial introduces the concept of adding and subtracting integers, suitable for sixth grade and up. It presents a unique method called the 'battle and party' approach, which helps students understand integer operations by visualizing positive and negative numbers as opposing forces. The tutorial includes examples and practice problems to reinforce the concepts, emphasizing the importance of identifying whether a scenario is a 'battle' or a 'party'. The lesson concludes with a review of rules and solutions to practice problems, aiming to make integer operations intuitive and memorable.

What is an example of a positive number?

• Temperature below freezing

• A downhill slope

• Being in debt

• Yards gained on a football field

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

In the battle method, what do we call the positive numbers?

• Negativos

• Neutrals

• Positivos

• Battlers

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

If there are 9 positives and 5 negatives, what is the result of the battle?

• 4 negatives

• 14 negatives

• 4 positives

• 14 positives

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

What happens when only positive numbers are present?

• A cancellation

• A draw

• A party

• A battle

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1B

How many positives are there if 7 positives and 5 more positives show up?

• 13

• 12

• 11

• 10

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

What is the result of 5 positives and 5 positives?

• A cancellation

• A draw

• A party

• A battle

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

What is the result of 4 positives and 5 negatives?

• 9 positives

• 1 negative

• 9 negatives

• 1 positive

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

What is the result of 7 negatives and 5 positives?

• 2 positives

• 2 negatives

• 12 positives

• 12 negatives

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

What is the rule for determining the winner in a battle?

• The smaller number wins

• The numbers add up

• The larger number wins

• The numbers cancel out

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

What is the method called when you rewrite an addition problem with a negative number?

• Subtracting the opposite

• Subtracting the same

• Adding the same

• Adding the opposite

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C