Adding and Subtracting Integers Lesson: Distance & Word Problems, Grades 6-8

The last day pulls the unit together with distance and longer problems. Students learn that the distance between two integers on the number line is the absolute value of their difference, |p − q|, and that either order gives the same distance. They count the units first on a number line, then use the rule.

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-the-blank to match the slides
• Practice worksheet, 2 pages: 17 practice items
• Exit ticket, 3 questions, two per sheet
• Unit Check, 1 page: 10 items, 2 from each day, 1 point each, with a score box; its key is the last page of the answer key
• Answer key, 4 pages, with every step worked
• Print-all PDF, 11 pages: the lesson plan, the student pages (with the Unit Check) and the answer key (with the Unit Check key) in one file

Answer key included

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