Learn Zillion: Find Absolute Value Using a Number Line

How much sugar is in one bottle? Pupils use double number line diagrams to determine the amount of sugar in a 1L bottle of cola. The teacher leads a discussion on ways that double number lines can be of assistance in solving a...

Do you want to use the resource? Absolutely. Scholars learn about absolute value and its relation to magnitude and distance on a number line. They compare numbers in context by applying absolute value. 

Make your own number line ... using a compass. The first installment of a 21-part series has scholars investigate positive and negative integers on a number line by using a compass to construct points that are the same distance from zero...

Young scholars explore some different concepts in relation to using a number line for instruction. Given some number values, they graph the position on the number line. The instructional activity ends with them playing Bingo.

Using a number line can provide students with a concrete representation of the value various numbers hold. Sal plots 6 different numbers on a number line. He includes whole, decimal, and negative numbers.

Investigate with your classes the meaning of absolute value. Here, the instructor explains the definition of absolute value and uses the definition to evaluate different expressions. The expressions include simplifying within the...

Have your class watch this video to get a better understanding of adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers. In an easy to understand manner, the presenter explains how to add numbers, both negative and positive, using a...

Make football a math sport! Move the football player (red dot) along the sideline (number line) to see how many yards (positive and negative integers) they've traveled to the other team's end zone.

In this lesson, you will learn about locating rational numbers by using a number line. [3:50]

There are two given values on a number line, what is the midpoint? Here's another formula. Identify the two given points, add them together, and then divide by two and that's the solution. Need proof? Then watch this video as the teacher...