Absolute Legend
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LENGTH
21 Minutes
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Description
Welcome young adventurer. Explore this mysterious temple hiding a great treasure, but be careful - inside there are a number of traps to overcome: escape mysterious creatures and defeat ancestral monsters. Be alert and carry the absolute value, you will need it to leave this temple victorious with the great treasure.
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Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Absolute Value Vs. Ordering Rational Numbers. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
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Discussion Questions
Before the Game
What is a number line? Create a simple number line with the numbers 2 and 5 - which of these numbers is bigger and how do you know? In which direction does the number line go for negative and positive numbers? What is meant by the absolute value of a number? Can the absolute value of a number ever be negative?Based on what you learned in the game, what is absolute value?
After the Game
Based on what you learned in the game, what is absolute value? When would we need to know the absolute value of numbers? How do we use the number line to demonstrate the absolute value of a negative number? When looking at debt or money owed, how can absolute value play into that? Is |a| ≥ 0 always true?