Session 4 Math Activity 2: Comparing Integers
Physical Materials:
- Graph paper
- Colored pencils
- Interlocking cubes, tiles, blocks, etc. (if you prefer physical tools)
Digital Materials:
- Interactive Slides for Math Activity 2: Comparing Integers
- Math Activity 2 (Google Doc)
- Virtual cubes or other manipulatives: One option can be found here at Polypad
Instructions:
- Complete problem 1 and then watch the video below. After listening to the teachers’ ideas, revise your list in anyway that you’d like to.
- Work through the rest of the questions and prompts. When you feel ready, watch the video of other teachers working through the task. As you listen to these teachers share their thinking about the mathematics, reflect on how your ideas are similar to and different from those of the teachers.
- Watch the math activity synthesis video below.