Absolute Value Lesson: Distance from Zero & Magnitude, Grades 6-7

Absolute value is a distance, and a distance is never negative. This lesson builds |-4| = 4 and |4| = 4 on a number line, so students see two numbers the same distance from 0 instead of memorizing "make it positive".

What's inside

• 15 slides, with speaker notes on all 15
• Lesson plan, 2 pages: standards, materials, objective, a teacher-guided sequence keyed to slide numbers, a "Watch For" note and a 25-minute version
• Scaffolded notes, 1 page, fill-in to match the slides
• Practice worksheet, 2 pages: 19 items (10 in Part A, 6 in Part B, 3 find-the-error or explain in Part C)
• Exit ticket, 3 questions, two to a sheet
• Answer key, 2 pages, with the steps and every number line
• Print-all PDF, 8 pages, the day's lesson plan, notes, practice, exit ticket and answer key in one file

Answer key included

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