Add & Subtract Rational Numbers
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Common Core for Grade 7
Common Core for Mathematics
Lesson Plans and Worksheets for all Grades
More Lessons for Grade 7
Examples, solutions, worksheets, videos, and lessons to help Grade 7 students learn how to apply and
extend previous understandings of addition and subtraction to add
and subtract rational numbers; represent addition and subtraction on
a horizontal or vertical number line diagram.
Apply properties of operations as strategies to add and subtract rational numbers.
Common Core: 7.NS.1d
The problem may include fractions, decimals, mixed numbers, positive integers, negative integers, or all of the above. Example:
The hottest temperature on the moon was 117°C. The coldest temperature on the moon was -163°C. What was the range between the highest lunar temperature and the lowest?
Example:
A squirrel climbed 15 meters up a tree, then 7 meters down, then 3 more meters down, and finally 11 meters up. What number sentence would represent this situation?
A. 15 + -7 + -3 + 11 =
B. -15 + -7 + -3 + 11 =
C. -15 + 7 + -3 + 11 =
D. 15 + 7 + 3 + 11 =
What's Your Sign: Integer Addition
Grade 7 / Math / Number Sense
CCSS: Math.7.NS.A.1b Math.7.NS.A.1d
Lesson Objective
Students master integer addition using number lines as a visual tool
Zero Pairs, Manipulatives, and a Real-World Scenario
Grade 7 / Math / Integer Operations
CCSS: Math.7.NS.A.1c Math.7.NS.A.1d
Lesson Objective
Use manipulatives and zero pairs to understand integer subtraction
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Common Core for Grade 7
Common Core for Mathematics
Lesson Plans and Worksheets for all Grades
More Lessons for Grade 7
Apply properties of operations as strategies to add and subtract rational numbers.
Common Core: 7.NS.1d
Suggested Learning Targets
- I can identify properties of addition and subtraction.
- I can apply addition/subtraction properties to strategies to solve mathematical problems. (Note: Task may involve two or three rational numbers.)
The problem may include fractions, decimals, mixed numbers, positive integers, negative integers, or all of the above. Example:
The hottest temperature on the moon was 117°C. The coldest temperature on the moon was -163°C. What was the range between the highest lunar temperature and the lowest?
A squirrel climbed 15 meters up a tree, then 7 meters down, then 3 more meters down, and finally 11 meters up. What number sentence would represent this situation?
A. 15 + -7 + -3 + 11 =
B. -15 + -7 + -3 + 11 =
C. -15 + 7 + -3 + 11 =
D. 15 + 7 + 3 + 11 =
What's Your Sign: Integer Addition
Grade 7 / Math / Number Sense
CCSS: Math.7.NS.A.1b Math.7.NS.A.1d
Lesson Objective
Students master integer addition using number lines as a visual tool
Zero Pairs, Manipulatives, and a Real-World Scenario
Grade 7 / Math / Integer Operations
CCSS: Math.7.NS.A.1c Math.7.NS.A.1d
Lesson Objective
Use manipulatives and zero pairs to understand integer subtraction
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