Content Area: Math

 

Index: 4.1A Grade 4 CPI 7

 

Standard: 4.1 - Number and Numerical Operations

 

Strand: A - Number Sense

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 7 - The student will explore settings that give rise to negative numbers.

·        Temperatures below 0^o, debts

·        Extension of the number line

 

Grade: 4

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        Students record daily low Celsius temperatures throughout the winter and draw a line graph of those temperatures. Students discuss changes in the graph and the meaning of the line dipping below the zero degree line.

 

·        Students examine a videotape of a section of a football game and record the results of a series of plays as a series of integers - gains as positive integers and losses as negative integers (for example: -3, +5, +9, first down; -5, -4, +6, punt). They use their record to determine the total yardage gained during the drive.

 

·        Students use an almanac to find the altitudes of selected cities around the country, and discuss what it means for a city to be below sea level.

 

Sample Assessment Questions:

 

·        The thermometer shows that the temperature outside is - 3°C. What would the temperature be if it were 7 degrees warmer?

o       A. -10°C

o       B. - 3°C

o       C. 3°C

o       D. 4°C

 

The correct answer is D.