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How can we help students make sense of addition and subtraction of negative numbers?
This article suggests some ways of making sense of calculations involving positive and negative numbers.
In this game the winner is the first to complete a row of three. Are some squares easier to land on than others?
Do you notice anything about the solutions when you add and/or subtract consecutive negative numbers?
What is the smallest number of answers you need to reveal in order to work out the missing headers?
A brief history of negative numbers throughout the ages
Imagine a very strange bank account where you are only allowed to do two things...
Five numbers added together in pairs produce: 0, 2, 4, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15 What are the five numbers?
Play this game to learn about adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers
The idea of this game is to add or subtract the two numbers on the dice and cover the result on the grid, trying to get a line of three. Are there some numbers that are good to aim for?
Investigate different ways of making £5 at Charlie's bank.
Different combinations of the weights available allow you to make different totals. Which totals can you make?
How many intersections do you expect from four straight lines ? Which three lines enclose a triangle with negative co-ordinates for every point ?
This article -useful for teachers and learners - gives a short account of the history of negative numbers.
Can you be the first to complete a row of three?
The classic vector racing game brought to a screen near you.
Substitute -1, -2 or -3, into an algebraic expression and you'll get three results. Is it possible to tell in advance which of those three will be the largest ?