Rational Numbers

Instructional Time: 30 days

Big Ideas:

  • Opposite Quantities Combine to Make Zero
  • Using the Number Line to Model the Addition and subtraction of Integers
  • The Distance Between Two Rational Numbers
  • Understanding Addition and Subtraction of Integers and Other Rational Numbers
  • Understanding Multiplication and Division of Integers
  • Converting Rational Numbers to Decimals Using Long Division
  • Applying the Properties of Operations to Multiply and Divide Rational Numbers
  • Writing, Evaluating, and Finding Equivalent Expressions with Rational Numbers
  • Solving Equations Using Algebra

The New Twenty

7.2.1: Introduction to Operations with Rational Numbers

  • Order of operations
  • Ordering rational numbers
  • Converting between decimals and fractions

7.2.2: Addition and Subtraction of Integers and Rational Numbers

  • How can we use the number line and counters to model addition and subtraction of integers and the distance between two rational numbers?
  • Understanding Addition and Subtraction of Integers and Other Rational Numbers

7.2.3: Multiplication and Division of Integers and Rational Numbers

  • Develop rules for and understanding multiplication and division signed integers
  • Understanding multiplication and division of rational numbers

7.2.4: Understanding and Working with Rational Numbers

  • Converting Between Fractions and Decimals Using Equivalent Fractions
  • Writing, Evaluating, and Finding Equivalent Expressions with Rational Numbers
  • Order of Operations
  • Solving equations containing rational numbers using algebra