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Unit 7 · Standard 6.NOS.5

🔑 Explore Integers and Their Opposites — Vocab Explorer

Lesson 7-1 · Learn the words, then practice them

① Word Wall

Look at the picture, read the meaning, and tap 🔊 to hear each word.

Illustration of Integer: The counting numbers, their opposites, and 0.
Integer

ES Número entero

The counting numbers, their opposites, and 0.

Los números para contar, sus opuestos y el 0.

Illustration of Opposite: A number that is the same distance from 0 as another number, but on the other side of 0.
Opposite

ES Opuesto

A number that is the same distance from 0 as another number, but on the other side of 0.

Un número que está a la misma distancia de 0 que otro número, pero del otro lado del 0.

Illustration of Negative number: A number less than 0, written with a − sign. On a number line it sits to the left of 0.
Negative number

ES Número negativo

A number less than 0, written with a − sign. On a number line it sits to the left of 0.

Un número menor que 0, escrito con un signo −. En la recta numérica queda a la izquierda del 0.

Illustration of Positive number: A number greater than 0. On a number line it sits to the right of 0.
Positive number

ES Número positivo

A number greater than 0. On a number line it sits to the right of 0.

Un número mayor que 0. En la recta numérica queda a la derecha del 0.

Illustration of Number line: A straight line where numbers are placed in order. It extends to the left of 0 to show values less than 0.
Number line

ES Recta numérica

A straight line where numbers are placed in order. It extends to the left of 0 to show values less than 0.

Una recta donde los números se colocan en orden. Se extiende a la izquierda del 0 para mostrar valores menores que 0.

Illustration of Opposite of the opposite: Taking the opposite twice brings you back to the first number.
Opposite of the opposite

ES Opuesto del opuesto

Taking the opposite twice brings you back to the first number.

Tomar el opuesto dos veces te devuelve al primer número.

② Match it

Tap a word, then tap its meaning.

③ Fill in the blank

Use the word bank to finish each sentence.

Word bank
IntegerOppositeNegative numberPositive numberNumber lineOpposite of the opposite
  1. 1A counting number, its opposite, or 0 is an .
  2. 2A number the same distance from 0 but on the other side is the .
  3. 3A number less than 0, written with a − sign, is a .
  4. 4A number greater than 0 is a .
  5. 5A line with numbers placed in order is a .
  6. 6Because −(−6) = 6, the of a number is the number itself.

④ Use it in a sentence

Pick one word and finish the sentence in your own words.

A is .