My Life as An Integer Story

In this project-based assignment, we have incorporated our math abilities with our writing abilities. We have written stories describing where we see integers in our own lives. Our stories include all the operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.


Massachusetts State Standards:


GENERAL STANDARD 19: Writing

19.16 Write brief research reports with clear focus and supporting detail.

19.17 Write a short explanation of a process that includes a topic statement, supporting details, and a conclusion.


GRADES 5–6 LEARNING STANDARDS: Number Sense and Operations

6.N.6 Find and position integers (both positive and negative) on the number line.
6.N.7 Compare and order integers (including negative integers)

6.N.9 Select and use appropriate operations to solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and positive integer exponents with whole numbers

6.N.13 Accurately and efficiently add, subtract, multiply, and divide (with double-digit divisors) whole numbers.

6.N.15 Add and subtract integers, with the exception of subtracting negative integers.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BENCHMARKS AND OUTCOMES FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

  • Understands words and phrases of grade-level academic content, including technical and abstract terms. (S.1.25)

  • Creates media production using images, text, sound, and/or graphics. (W.5.13)

  • Writes short accounts of personal or familiar experiences, including academic topics. (W.2.7a)

  • Writes brief research reports with clear focus and supporting detail. (W.2.8f)

  • Participates in classroom discussion and other academic interactions using basic and and complex sentence structures (S.3.65)




Essential Question:

Essential Question:
What are integers and where can we find them in our daily lives?

Monday, June 20, 2011

Integers Around the World

In my life I see many integers. For example, there are a lot of integers in weather. In the winter it can be -30 degrees F or just 30 degrees F. The difference between the two is that negative is when the weather is below zero. Another example is if you owe someone money you would take away from the money you have, which would be an integer. Example: -20 is what you have if you owe a friend, $ 20.
I thought that integers were only seen in math class. But I was wrong; there are integers everywhere. When you buy some thing there are integers. For example, once when I went to the store, and I had $10.00, I bought a cake that cost $5.00. That would take away from the money I have that would be $10-$5= $5.00.
I also see a lot of integers in the weather. Once in the news I heard that the temperature was going to go down 10 degrees F. It was 50 degrees F. So if the weather is going down 10 degrees F it is 50 degrees F – 10 degrees F =40 degrees F. But if it’s going up it would be 50 degrees F + 10 degrees F=60 degrees F. When the weather is going down it is a negative. When it is going up it is a positive. It is like a thermometer, when the temperature is cold it goes down. When it is hot it goes up. Positive is hot, and negative is cold.
Another place you can find integers is at the bank. If you have $ 1,000 and you need $500 you take $500 away from a thousand. It is $500. If you were to put that money back it would be a positive because 500 + 500 =1,000 when you’re adding it. Another place where you can find integers is in your weight. When you gain weight it is positive number, because it’s increasing. If it’s decreasing and you lose weight it is a negative. If you lose 5 pounds it can be written as -5 pounds. Integers are everywhere you go. They are present when you buy something. They measure the temperature in the weather. When you take out money from the bank you are using integers. And you use integers in measuring your weight. You can also multiply and divide integers. For example: -5x6= -30 and -35/ -7 =5. Integers are everywhere you go.
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