M.6.Q.NS.5

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M.6.Q.NS.5

Explain how positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values (e.g., temperature above/below zero, elevation above/below sea level, credits/debits, positive/negative electric charge); use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of 0 in each situation.

Common Core: 6.NS.C.5

Resources2 IM tasksWIDAOSPI

Illustrative Mathematics tasks2

From the Illustrative Mathematics task library, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

WIDA language connections1

Explain · Expressivespeaking, writing and representing

ELD-MA.6-8.Explain.Expressive · Language for Mathematics, Grades 6-8

Construct mathematical explanations that…

  • Introduce concept or entity
  • Share solution with others
  • Describe data and/or problem-solving

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

From OSPI

Washington OER Hub · Free, openly licensed materials for M.6.Q.NS.5

Smarter Balanced interim assessment

  • Grade 6: Rational Number System II · Focused interim block, items 1, 7*

A star marks an item aligned to Smarter Balanced claims 2, 3 or 4: problem solving, reasoning or modeling on this content.

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