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Absolute Value Lesson PlanAbsolute Value Lesson Plan
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Odell Education
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7th
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Absolute Value

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Your birthday can be more than just about presents; it can even teach about absolute value. The class investigates absolute value as the distance from zero on a number line. Plotting birth months and comparing each birth month to July introduces the concept.

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Concepts

absolute value, distance

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Use a concrete number line for learners to walk along

Classroom Considerations

  • Individuals should be comfortable with finding rational numbers on a number line
  • Lesson suggests using different colors to plot points, so be sure to have markers or stickers of different colors

Pros

  • Includes writing prompts for journals

Cons

  • No problems or exercises to complete

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