Highs and Lows : Absolute Value and the Number Line

Summary Note

What if we took the highest mountain and placed it in the deepest part of the ocean? This film explores how integers and their properties are useful in describing world events. Using our math skills, we will begin to solve this big question.

General Note

Originally released by Apperson, 2013.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 30, 2015.

Content Note

Showing Numbers Above and Below Sea Level (4:12); --Classifying Numbers on a Venn Diagram (2:39); -- Comparing Different Altitudes (2:18); -- Comparing Altitudes that are the Same Distance from Sea Level (1:42); -- Solving the Big Question (2:20); .