Painting a fence can be useful for more than just making your yard look good. A slider interactive has young mathematicians adjust the number of white fence panels. This activity helps in understanding how absolute value equations connect to distance.

Concepts

absolute value, distance

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the review problems in the tutorial as homework

Classroom Considerations

• Access to the interactive requires a free CK-12 account
• Pupils should have experience with absolute value

Pros

• Includes a link to a YouTube video on the topic
• Provides instant feedback for responses to the challenge questions

Cons

• None

Common Core

6.NS.C.7.a 6.NS.C.7.d 7.NS.A.1.b