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Mathematics Grade 6 [2011]
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Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers.
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Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values (e.g., temperature above/below zero, elevation above/below sea level, credits/debits, positive/negative electric charge); use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of 0 in each situation.
 
  • Rate It
    Students rate various things in order to understand working with 0 and negative numbers.
  • USOE Curriculum Guide (6NS5)
    This curriculum guide was developed by USOE and Utah educators.

 

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