Showing posts with label Accentuate the Negative. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Accentuate the Negative. Show all posts

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Answer Key for Today's Review Packet

Study for ATN Unit Test by trying problems from the packet you got in class today. You are not expected to complete the whole packet. Try some of the problems, check them using the key posted on the Math Blog. If you're getting them right, move on to another type of problem, otherwise, try to find your mistake and try again. 



Monday, January 4, 2016

Unit Assessment Study Guide and Packet.

Your Unit Assessment will be on Friday 8th.

Here is the Study Guide

Here is the Study Packet

Here are the answers to the study packet.

Have fun reviewing!

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Adding and Subtracting positive and negative numbers - Online Help




Online Help Math is Fun Site:
Adding and Subtracting Negative Numbers
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Positive and negative numbers on a number line

ATN Problem 1.4 In the Chips

How can you use a chip model to represent addition and subtraction?

In this investigation, we will be using chips to represent positive and negative integers. 

You may have heard the terms, "In the red" (meaning you owe or have a negative amount of money) and "In the black"(meaning have a positive amount of money)

In the image above, there are black positive chips and red negative chips on the board. Some red and black chips have already been put together in "zero pairs" that cancel each other out. Is this image "in the black" or "In the red"? How do you know?

Now try for yourself: 

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Accentuate the Negative - Unit #2

Unit Goals:

In this unit, the focus is on understanding and developing systematic ways to add, subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative numbers. Students will develop algorithms for computations and will use the order of operations, the Commutative Property, and the Distributive Property to solve problems.


Important concepts outlined below.