Copyright © Swun Math Grade 6 Unit 2 Lesson 3 Re-Engage
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Re-Engage
Unit 2 Lesson 3: Temperature
Model
1. The temperature in the desert reached
110° above zero.
Rational
Number =
What is the opposite temperature? _____
2. The temperature in Alaska reached 25°
below zero.
Rational
Number =
What is the opposite temperature? _____
Structured Guided Practice
Directions: Read each description, write the rational number and plot it on the visual model.
The temperature at night was 15° below
zero.
Rational
Number =
The temperature during the day was 35°
above zero.
Rational
Number =
Negative Rational Number Terms
below sea level, below zero, sank, dove,
debit, electron
Positive Rational Number Terms
above sea level, above zero, credit, proton
opposite
temperature
15
10
5
0
-5
-10
-15
degrees
— 0
degrees
— 0
degrees
opposite
temperature
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
-5
-10
-15
-20
-25
-30
-35
degrees
above
zero
below
zero
-15 35