Rescue Line
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LENGTH
9 Minutes
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Description
Oh no, some alien friends are lost in the forest because of a horrible storm! Use a spaceship to help pick them up and return them to a safe place. Move the spaceship on the number line to match the correct number required. In this game by Zapzapmath, students are tasked with finding the correct place value on a line.
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Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Representing Whole Numbers as Lengths. Suitable for Grade 1.
Main Concepts
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
What is the number line?
Where is zero located on the number line?
If a number is bigger than zero, which direction would you find that number?
How many numbers are really on the number line?
After the Game
If a number was 6 from zero, how many lines did you have to count to get to that rescue point?
Which way did you move on the number line to find the correct number?
How can the number line help us to add or subtract numbers?
Did the spaces on the number line always have the same values?
How did you figure out the correct place on the number line in the examples that did not start from zero?