Order and Absolute Value
C2.0 Mathematics 6 Parent Resource
Marking Period 2: Number Relationships
Marking Period 2 includes 6 topics of study, listed below. This resource is for Topic 3.
Topic 1
Multi-Digit
Computation
(multiplying and
dividing decimals)
Extending the
Number Line
Topic 3
Order and
Absolute
Value
Topic 4
Coordinate
Relationships
Topic 5
Multi-Digit
Computation
(divide whole numbers
and decimal operations)
Topic 6
Exponents
Learning Goals by Common Core State Standard
Topic
Order and
Absolute Value
Topic 2
Students will be able to...
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Describe and represent the relationship between two numbers using inequality symbols.
Write, interpret, and explain statements of order for rational number in real-world context.
Interpret absolute value as magnitude for a positive or negative quantity in a real-world
situation.
Instructional videos in the hyperlinks above are meant to support C2.0 content,
but may use vocabulary or strategies not emphasized by MCPS.
The Common Core State Standards require a balance of three fundamental
components that result in rigorous mathematics acquisition: deep conceptual
understanding, procedural skill, and mathematical applications and modeling.
RIGOR
Order and Absolute Value
Deep
Conceptual
Understanding
Applications
and Modeling
Procedural
Skill
Students will
understand the
difference between
comparisons of
absolute value and
statements about
order.
Students will build
accuracy when
plotting rational
numbers on a number
line and comparing
them.
Students will apply
absolute value
understandings to
real-world contexts
involving magnitude
of number.
C2.0 Mathematics 6 Parent Resource
Marking Period 2: Number Relationships
Topic 3: Order and Absolute Value
Learning Experiences by Common Core State Standard
In school, your child will…
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Interpret statements of inequality as statements about the
relative position of two numbers on a number line.
o
Topic 3: Order and Absolute Value
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At home, your child can…
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Write an absolute value expression for each of these amounts.
o You owe your mother $67 and your brother owes her $54. Which
of you owe her more money?
o If you receive $75 for your birthday, will you still owe money?
The inequality 3  7 indicates that 3 is located
to the right of 7 on a horizontal number line.
Write, interpret, and explain statement of order for rational
number in real-world contexts.
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o The statement 3o C is warmer than 7o C can be
expressed with the inequality 3o C  7o C .
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Represent the magnitude of a positive or negative quantity
in real-world situation using absolute value.
o An account balance of 30 dollars can be written
30  30 to describe the size of the debt in dollars.
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Distinguish comparisons of absolute value from statements
about order.
o An account balance less than 30 dollars
represents a debt greater than 30 dollars.
Compare the magnitude of savings or debts.
Describe and compare distances in relation to a starting point or
elevation in relation to sea level.
o
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If you walk 7 blocks to the left from your house and your friend
walks 6 blocks to the right, which of you is further away from your
house?
Describe temperatures relative to zero.
o
Compare the record high and low temperatures for Phoenix, AZ
and Minneapolis, MN in degrees Celsius. Which is the furthest
away form zero?
Additional Practice
 Number Balls Absolute Value (game)
 Absolute Value (practice)
 Comparing Integers (practice)
 Comparing Integers Tutorial (video)
 Absolute Value Tutorial (video)
 Pearl Divers (game)
 What Does Absolute Value Mean? (practice)
 Figure This Time Zone Challenge (practice)
Additional Practice links support C2.0 content,
but may use vocabulary or strategies not emphasized by MCPS.