Introduction to Negative Numbers:

Task 1: What is the temperature on each of these thermometers?

Task 2: Ordering Negative Numbers

1. From each pair pick the warmest temperature.

a) -3oC and 2oC b) -6oC and 0oC c) -3oC and -6oC d) -12oC and -16oC

2. From each pair pick the integer with the greatest value.

a) 4 or -5 b) -16 or -14 c) -22 or 0 d) -290 or -209

3. The table below gives the morning temperature at 8am and 5pm for the first five days in January.
a) Which temperature was the lowest?

b) What day and time was the temperature warmest?

c) What morning was the temperature warmest?

4. Put the following temperatures in order starting with the coldest.

a) -1oC, 0oC, 2oC, -3oC, 5oC b) -5oC, 3oC, 8oC, 1oC, -7oC

5. Put these numbers in order from smallest to largest.

a) -10, 2, 0, 10, -5 b) 9, 3, -7, -4, 6

 c) 10, -5, -10, 5, 0 d) -2, -8, -5, -1, -14

Challenge:
Put each of the 9 numbers below into one of the boxes in the grid so that every column and every row is in ascending order
(from smallest to biggest). There’s more than one correct answer!

-19 -4 -18 2 1 5 -15 -3 -1

Task 2: Using Less than and Greater than

1. Use the symbols: < and >

a) 3oC____-5oC b) -10oC____0oC c) -8oC____-2oC d) 14oC____-15oC

e) -6____-10 f) 0____-3 g) -20____-22 h) -56____-58

i) -16____15 j) -354____-345 k) 789____-798 l) -605____-655

2. Use the symbols: < and > by using the temperature map to help you.

a) Bristol ____ London

b) Belfast ____ Liverpool

c) Belfast ____ Edinburgh