Explain how the value of a number relates to its position from zero

Maths

In this unit pupils will  interpret numbers greater than and less than zero. They will read and write negative numbers explain, how the value of a number relates to its position from zero positioning on a number line. In the future unit pupils will estimate the value and position of numbers including negative numbers on unmarked or partially marked number lines and calculate intervals across zero.

In the prior unit pupils compared and ordered 4-digit numbers They learned to round and rounded 4-digit numbers to the nearest 1000, 100 and 10, counted backwards through 0. In this unit pupils will interpret numbers greater than and less than zero. They will read and write negative numbers, explain how the value of a number relates to its position from zero, positioning on a number line.

Negative numbers

a number line with equal divisions or values

a line that goes side to side, like the horizon

Which of these numbers would appear to the left of zero on a horizontal number line?

Describe the distances of −5 and 10 on a number line. Tick all options that apply. 

Describe the distances of 10 and −10 on a number line. 

Order the following values as they would appear on a horizontal number line, from left to right. 

Tick all of the statements which are true. 

Which of these statements describe the thermometer?

In a building with below-ground floors, which of these floors would be in between −2 and −5?

Laura uses the lift to go to the second floor below the ground. Use the negative symbol to write the number of the floor. 

Order these elevations from highest to lowest. 

What is the value being shown on the thermometer? {{  }}℃

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Explain how the value of a number relates to its position from zero

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