Understanding Absolute Value Concepts

Miss Kinney introduces the concept of absolute value, explaining it as the distance from zero on a number line. Through various activities involving a jumping flea, students learn how to calculate absolute value by counting units from zero, regardless of direction. The lesson emphasizes that absolute value is always positive or zero, never negative. The video concludes with a brief overview of the next lesson and encourages students to ask questions if needed.

What is the absolute value of a number?

• The distance from zero on a number line

• The number squared

• The number itself

• The negative of the number

If a flea jumps 4 units to the right from position 1, where does it land?

• Position 4

• Position 3

• Position 5

• Position 6

How far is position -3 from zero on a number line?

• 3 units

• 5 units

• 4 units

• 2 units

If a flea starts at zero and jumps 3 units, where could it land?

• Position 5 or -5

• Position 4 or -4

• Position 2 or -2

• Position 3 or -3

What is the absolute value of -7?

• 7

• 14

• 0

• -7

Which of the following is true about absolute value?

• It is always greater than the number

• It is always positive or zero

• It can be negative

• It is the same as the number

What does the absolute value notation |x| represent?

• The square of x

• The reciprocal of x

• The negative of x

• The distance of x from zero

If the absolute value of a number is 5, what could the number be?

• 5 or 10

• 0 or -5

• 5 or 0

• 5 or -5

What is the absolute value of 1.8?

• 1.8

• 3.6

• 0

• -1.8

Which of the following numbers has an absolute value of 4?

• Neither 4 nor -4

• Both 4 and -4

• -4

• 4