Exploring Integers and Zero Pairs

What is an integer?

• A symbol used in mathematics

• A method of counting

• A number that can be positive or negative

• A type of digit

What does zero represent on a number line?

• A point of neutrality or no value

• The lowest value

• The highest value

• The start of positive numbers

How do you calculate 2 + 5 on a number line?

• Move 5 steps to the left from 2

• Add 2 and 5 directly without moving

• Move 5 steps to the right from 2

• Move 2 steps to the right from 5

What is a zero pair?

• Two integers that sum to zero

• Two positive integers added together

• A pair of zeros added together

• Two negative integers added together

What happens when you add a positive and a negative integer of the same value?

• The result is a positive number

• The result is double the positive value

• The result is zero

• The result is a negative number

What is the result of adding +5 and -3 using tiles?

• +2

• -2

• +8

• 0

What does a red tile represent in the integer model?

• A negative integer

• A zero pair

• No value

• A positive integer

How do you write the equation for adding +6 and -2?

• +6 + 2

• +6 - 2

• +6 + (-2)

• 6 - 2

What should you do if you have questions about integers?

• Ask the teacher

• Guess the answers

• Skip the homework

• Ignore them

What page of the textbook should you refer to for your homework?

• Page 78

• Page 68

• Page 48

• Page 58