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Curated OER

The Cuisenaire Four-Pan Algebra Balance: Limitations and Suggestions

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students illustrate the concept of balancing equations using a Four-Pan Algebra Balance. In this balancing lesson, students visualize why it is necessary to add or subtract the same quantity on both sides of an equation when solving...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Eating on a Budget

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students are "given" $25.00 to spend at a restaurant. Using the Internet, they must "order" a complete 4 course meal while staying within their budget.
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Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Signed Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial on signed numbers features lesson plans, practice pages, examples, application problems, and interactive work. Teacher resources include overhead manipulatives, card games, a Bingo game, and graphing calculator downloads.
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Activity
Other

Math Game Time: Adding Multiple Integers

For Students 7th
A worksheet for practicing the addition of positive and negative numbers up to 20. An answer key is provided. The printable file can be accessed through the 'Click Here' link at the bottom of the worksheet.
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Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Orbit Integers

For Students 5th - 8th
Orbit Integers is a multi-player racing game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race one another while practicing adding and subtracting integers!
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Path to Positive

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Using the story Less than Zero by Stuart Murphy, students relate money matters to positive and negative numbers as a real-life correlation. Incorporated into this lesson, students play the path to positive game where they are required to...
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Interactive
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Addition and Subtraction of Integers

For Students 6th - 8th
Explores the commutative, associative, and distributive properties of integers, and rules for adding and subtracting them.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Adding and Subtracting Integers on a Number Line

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders work with a number line and football to model adding and subtracting integers.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Adding and Subtracting Integers With Counters

For Teachers 6th
What are opposites and what happens when you add them together? Students work with counters to model adding and subtracting integers.
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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Add and Subtract With Negatives

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find a quick, concise explanation of how to add and subtract with negatives. Step by step examples are included to help you understand how to find the sum or difference when negative numbers are involved.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Adding & Subtracting Negative Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice solving addition and subtraction problems with integers (positive and negative numbers). Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Lesson Plan
Organization for Community Networks

Ofcn Lesson Plan: Bean Toss

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
OFCN lesson to help students understand the concept of adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers.
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Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Adding and Subtracting Integers (Whole Numbers) Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this calculator for adding and subtracting integers. Positive and negative whole numbers are integers. The calculator shows the work for the math and shows you when to change the sign for subtracting negative numbers.
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Mr. Martini's Classroom

Mr. Martini's Classroom: Negative Number Addition Subtraction Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Learners can test their knowledge of adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers with this interactive quiz.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Adding & Subtracting Negative Numbers

For Students 7th Standards
Practice solving addition and subtraction problems with integers (positive and negative numbers).
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Logical Leaps: Adding Rational Numbers on the Number Line

For Students 6th - 8th
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a wallaby jumping contest. Add two consecutive jumps and place them on a number line, finding equivalent fractions and common denominators to do so. Backward jumps represent...
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Adding Negative Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th
Practice adding positive and negative single-digit numbers. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Lesson Plan
University of South Florida

Fcat: Human Number Line: Teacher Notes

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
This activity allows students to physically create a number line and work on adding and subtracting integers. This lesson can be adapted to include other concepts with real numbers.
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Activity
Learning Wave Communications

Learning Wave: Adding Integers

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Using several examples, this resource demonstrates how positive and negative numbers are added while applying them to real world situations.
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Activity
Wyzant

Wyzant: Simplifying Multiple Signs Worksheet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Dealing with multiple positive and negative signs in an algebra equation can be a challenge for some students. This inter-active quiz from WyzAnt provides 20 multiple-sign equations and their answers for students to test their knowledge.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Additive Inverse

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This animated Math Shorts video from the Utah Education Network explains the term additive inverse and provides several examples that demonstrate the concept. In the accompanying classroom activity, students create equations and solve...
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Practice: Adding Negative Numbers

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Practice adding one-digit positive and negative numbers.
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Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Fractions Average Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
This calculator finds the average of a set of fractions by adding all of the fractions and dividing by the number of fractions in the set. Enter positive or negative fractions, integers and mixed numbers and the calculator converts...