Floats and Anchors

Students develop a model for adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers.

By Amplify Classroom

Grades: 7th Grade

Subject: Math

Learning goals: Today's Goals • Use a visual model to represent adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers. • Use a visual model to represent that pairs of numbers can be combined to make `0`. • Identify different ways to represent the same change (e.g., removing `2` floats or adding `2` anchors). (Writing, Speaking, and Listening)