Ordering Rational Numbers

Warmup

Activity #1

Order Rational Numbers Without a Number Line.

• Order the following numbers from least to greatest.

Activity #2

Placing Rational Numbers on the Number Line.

Try to spend time in this exercise to master the field of numbers.

• Read and follow the instructions in the applet below.
• Then, click when done to get a new set of numbers.

Activity #3

Classify Rational Numbers.

Spend some time in this exercise to master skills in the field of numbers.

• Read and follow the instructions in the applet below.
• When you finish dragging the numbers into the appropriate regions, click .
• Then, click to do some more.

Challenge #1

Challenge #2

Here are the boiling points of certain elements in degrees Celsius:

• Argon: -185.8
• Chlorine: -34
• Fluorine: -188.1
• Hydrogen: -252.87
• Krypton: -153.2

(1.) List the elements from least to greatest boiling points.

(2.) Explain why zero is considered its own opposite.

Challenge #3