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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 do one together: Compare −2 and 3. Use < or >. Which number is to the left on the number line? (−2. It is left of 0.) Which number is to the right? (3. It is right of 0.) Which number is greater? Which 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. B0
   3. C1
   4. D9
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. AThursday at −1°F
   2. BTuesday at 2°F
   3. CMonday at −4°F
   4. DWednesday at −7°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−1, −4, −7, 2, 5
   2. B2, 5, −1, −4, −7
   3. C5, 2, −1, −4, −7
   4. D−7, −4, −1, 2, 5

   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.

• 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.
• On a number line, a number farther to the right is ___ another number.

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.

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

   1. A-5, -2, 0, 3, 7
   2. B-2, -5, 0, 3, 7
   3. C0, -2, -5, 3, 7
   4. D7, 3, 0, -2, -5

   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. A-80
   2. B-8
   3. C0
   4. D8
3. 14

   From Lesson 7.3Which craft is at the LOWER position?

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

Be honest — this tells your teacher what to do next