Numbers on the Number Line: Negatives & Opposites
I can place positive and negative numbers on a number line and name opposites.
📘 Word Bank + Sentence Frames
positive (+)negative (−)zerooppositenumber line
- Zero is the middle. Positives go right; negatives go left.
- Opposites are the same distance from 0, on opposite sides. (3 and −3.)
- Frame: "The opposite of ____ is ____, because both are ____ steps from 0."
👀 See It: A Worked Example
−2 (left) and 2 (right) are both 2 steps from 0. They are opposites.
✏️ Your Turn
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1. What is the opposite of 5?
2. On a number line, where is −3?
3. The opposite of −7 is…
💬 Explain Your Thinking
Explain what "opposite" means on a number line:
"Two opposite numbers are the same blank from zero but on blank sides. Example: blank and blank."