Weds 28th Sep – Directed Numbers

LEARNING
OBJECTIVE: Understand how negative numbers can represent depths discover how to do addition and subtraction with negative numbers

SUCCESS
CRITERIA: You will understand how negative numbers can represent depths, Understand how to order negative numbers.

STARTER: On The Seaport Colliery Activity you have a picture of a mine shaft with all the depths marked in feet above or below sea level. Can you answer all the questions on the sheet.

LESSON: Check answers to Activity, use them to understand how arithmetic with negative numbers works

Have a go at the caves and mountains activity, completing all the sections of the grid on the sheet (1 between two pupils)

Check Answers

Look at the number line on the wall and answer questions on the IWB from the Number line.

Have a go at Question 1,2 & 3 on page 19 of Year 7 Book 2

PLENARY: Checking answers, feedback on understanding