Positive and Negative Numbers

• I can explain what 0, positive numbers, and negative numbers mean in the context of temperature and elevation.
• I can use positive and negative numbers to describe temperature and elevation.
• I know what positive and negative numbers are.

Points on the Number Line

• I can represent negative numbers on a number line.
• I can tell or approximate the value of any point on a number line.
• I understand what it means for numbers to be opposites.

Comparing Positive and Negative Numbers

• I can explain how to use the positions of numbers on a number line to compare them.
• I can use inequalities to compare positive and negative numbers.

Ordering Rational Numbers

Writing and Graphing Inequalities

• I can graph inequalities on a number line.
• I can write an inequality to represent a situation.

Solutions of Inequalities

• I can explain what it means for a number to be a solution to an inequality.
• I can graph the solutions to an inequality on a number line.
• I can tell if a particular number is a solution to an inequality.

Interpreting Inequalities

• I can explain what the solution to an inequality means in a situation.
• I can write inequalities that involve more than one variable.

Points in the Coordinate Plane

• I can plot points with negative coordinates in the coordinate plane.
• I know what a coordinate plane is and can describe the four quadrants.
• I know what negative numbers in coordinates tell us.

Constructing the Coordinate Plane

• When given points to plot, I can construct a coordinate plane with an appropriate scale and pair of axes.

Interpreting Points in a Coordinate Plane

• I can explain how rational numbers represent balances in a money context.
• I can explain what points in a four-quadrant coordinate plane represent in a situation.
• I can plot points in a four-quadrant coordinate plane to represent situations and solve problems.

Distances in the Coordinate Plane

Common Factors

• I can explain what a common factor is.
• I can explain what the greatest common factor is.
• I can find the greatest common factor of two whole numbers.

Common Multiples

• I can explain what a common multiple is.
• I can explain what the least common multiple is.
• I can find the least common multiple of two whole numbers.

Using Common Multiples and Common Factors

• I can solve problems using common factors and multiples.