Integer Football

Grade Level(s):  6^th – 7^th Grade

Content Area:                                                                        Process Area:

Numbers and Operations                                           Problem-Solving

Algebra                                                           Reasoning and Proof

Geometry                                                                    Communication

Measurement                                                             Representation

Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability                    Connections

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.NS.C.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.

Targeted Needs of Student:

Working with positive and negative numbers, adding and subtracting integers, using various strategies and applying them to different situations

Goal:

Providing students with opportunities to problem solve regarding integers

Materials Needed:

1. Integer Football Page
2. Integer Football Wheel
3. Scratch paper and writing utensils
4. Brads
5. Scissors

Explanation/Summary:

Student will be in pairs and will start their “team” on the middle line or 0. Then taking turns, students will be asked to turn the wheel to determine how many yards their “teams” need to move. The first to the 50 yard line wins.

Resource:

www.mathconcentration.com