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Rational Numbers Number Line

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Rational Numbers Number Line

Number line with fractions and decimals

🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

Represent rational numbers including positive and negative fractions and decimals on a number line.

Success Criteria:

✓ I can locate fractions and decimals on a number line
✓ I can represent positive and negative rational numbers visually
✓ I can explain why a number is placed in a certain position
✓ I can compare and order rational numbers by their position

📍 Part 1: Placing Numbers on the Number Line

1. Mark these rational numbers on the number line below:

Numbers to plot: 1/2, -1/4, 0.3, -0.6, 1.25, -0.75, 3/4

_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____
-1     -0.5     0     0.5     1     1.5     2

2. Which number is closest to 1 on the number line?

3/4

1.25

0.3

-0.75

3. Order these numbers from smallest to largest:

Numbers: -1/4, 0.3, -0.6, 1/2

Smallest: _______ , _______ , _______ , _______ : Largest

💭 Part 2: Reasoning and Explanation

4. Explain why -0.75 is placed to the left of -1/4 on the number line:
5. True or False? Circle your answer and explain why:

Statement: The number 1.25 is between 1 and 2 on the number line.

TRUE      FALSE

6. Look at the temperature readings below. Plot them on the number line and circle the coldest temperature:

Temperatures: 0.5°C, -1.5°C, 1°C, -0.25°C

_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____
-2     -1     0     1     2     3

7. Challenge: Between which two whole numbers would you find -2/3?

Between _____ and _____

8. Reflection: What strategy helps you place negative decimals correctly on a number line?

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