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Adding Up The Operations Added on 11/24/2008	Downloads: TI-73 PDF file TI-SmartView Scripts TI-Navigator files
In this activity, students explore addition and subtraction of integers. Students identify patterns to establish rules to follow for adding and subtracting positive and negative integers using the Number Line App as well as the Home screen.
In the second part of the activity, students will determine what integer they need to subtract from a number sentence to get a value of zero. In the third part of the activity, students will work backwards to write one addition and one subtraction number sentence that equals a given number.

Adding Up The Operations

Added on 11/24/2008

Downloads:
TI-73 PDF file
TI-SmartView Scripts
TI-Navigator files

In this activity, students explore addition and subtraction of integers. Students identify patterns to establish rules to follow for adding and subtracting positive and negative integers using the Number Line App as well as the Home screen.

In the second part of the activity, students will determine what integer they need to subtract from a number sentence to get a value of zero. In the third part of the activity, students will work backwards to write one addition and one subtraction number sentence that equals a given number.

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