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You did these with your group. Now do them on your own — the model above is yours to copy.

1. 1

   Same stepsFinish what the group started. Use the model above, step for step.

   Let's try together: Now let's compare -2 and 3. Which one is to the left on the number line? The -2 is left of zero. Which one is to the right? The 3 is right of zero. So which is greater, and what symbol do we use? 3 is greater, so -2 < 3.

   My first step is ___ , because the problem asks for ___ .

   Show your work
2. 2

   Warm restartWhat is the absolute value of -9?

   1. A-9
   2. B9
   3. C0
   4. D1
3. 3

   Warm restartWhich integer has the GREATEST absolute value: -3, 7, -5, 2?

   1. A-5
   2. B-3
   3. C2
   4. D7
4. 4

   Warm restartWhat is |0|?

   1. A1
   2. B-1
   3. C0
   4. DThere is no answer

You answered these out loud. Now write them.

Answer, then say how you know — the reason is the part that counts.

1. 5

   Think it throughWhich day was coldest?

   1. AWednesday at −7°F
   2. BMonday at −4°F
   3. CThursday at −1°F
   4. DTuesday at 2°F

   Why is that the answer?

   I chose ___ because ___ .
2. 6

   Think it throughWhich is colder, −4°F or −1°F?

   1. A−4°F, because it is farther left on the number line
   2. B−1°F, because 1 is smaller than 4
   3. CThey are the same
   4. D−1°F, because it is closer to zero

   How do you know?

   I chose ___ because ___ .
3. 7

   Think it throughOrder the temperatures from coldest to warmest.

   1. A−7, −4, −1, 2, 5
   2. B−1, −4, −7, 2, 5
   3. C2, 5, −1, −4, −7
   4. D5, 2, −1, −4, −7

   Explain your thinking.

   I chose ___ because ___ .
4. 8

   Back to the modelHow does plotting on the number line help you compare and order integers?

   On the number line, ___ is to the left of ___, so ___ < ___. The order from least to greatest is ___.

Use the words

Fill each blank with a word from the bank.

• On a number line, the number farther to the ___ is always less.
• To plot integers in order, place them on a ___.
• To decide which number is larger or smaller is to ___ them.
• To arrange numbers from least to greatest or greatest to least is to ___ them.

Explain the thinking

1. 9

   Find the mistakeAnother student made this exact mistake in this lesson. Explain why it is wrong, then write what they should have done.

   The mistake: A common mistake in Compare and Order Integers is thinking that a negative number with a bigger digit is the bigger value — for example, believing -15 is greater than -8 because 15 is greater than 8.
2. 10

   Say moreOrder these temperatures from coldest to warmest: -8, 3, -1, 5. How does the number line help you put them in order?

   The coldest temperature is ___ because it is farthest ___.
3. 11

   Change one numberGo back to Part 1 and pick one problem you already solved. Change one number in it, then solve your new version. Show every step.

   If ___ changed to ___ , then ___ .

   Show your work

Last check

These two come from Lesson 7.3. If they are shaky, that is the lesson to revisit — not this one.

1. 12

   Show what you knowQuick check — you've got this: Which list shows the integers in order from LEAST to GREATEST?

   1. A-2, -5, 0, 3, 7
   2. B7, 3, 0, -2, -5
   3. C-5, -2, 0, 3, 7
   4. D0, -2, -5, 3, 7

   Explain your choice.

   I know it is ___ because ___ .
2. 13

   From Lesson 7.3Quick check — you've got this: Which integer has an absolute value of 8 and is located to the LEFT of zero on the number line?

   1. A8
   2. B-8
   3. C0
   4. D-80
3. 14

   From Lesson 7.3Which craft is at the LOWER position?

   1. AThe submarine, because −150 < 200
   2. BThe helicopter, because 200 > 150
   3. CThey are equal
   4. DThe submarine, because 150 < 200

Be honest — this tells your teacher what to do next