Integers and Absolute Value
Standard
7.N.4 Demonstrate an understanding of absolute value, e.g., |-3| = |3| = 3.
Cluster
C14
Vocabulary
Opposites-Numbers that are the same distance from zero
Integers- whole numbers
Absolute Value-distance from zero on a numberline
Objective
To represent, graph and order integers
To find the opposite and absolute value
Lesson
Graphing on a Numberline
This is why absolute value is never negative; absolute value only asks "how far?", not "in which direction?". This means that | 3 | = 3, because 3 is three units to the right of zero, and also | –3 | = 3, because –3 is three units to the left of zero.
