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Mathematics (NYS P-12 Common Core)

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In this lesson you will learn how to use positive and negative numbers by thinking about situations with temperature.

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Understanding positive and negative numbers with temperature

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New York State

NY-6.NS.5 Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values. Use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of 0 in each situation.

6.NS.5 Understand that 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.