Your birthday can be more than just about presents; it can even teach about absolute value. The class investigates absolute value as the distance from zero on a number line. Plotting birth months and comparing each birth month to July introduces the concept.

Concepts

absolute value, distance

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use a concrete number line for learners to walk along

Classroom Considerations

• Individuals should be comfortable with finding rational numbers on a number line
• Lesson suggests using different colors to plot points, so be sure to have markers or stickers of different colors

Pros

• Includes writing prompts for journals

Cons

• No problems or exercises to complete