Integers Web Quest

INTEGERS WEB QUEST

How often do you use integers in your daily lives? Probably way more than you think! Integers are used every day when watching a sporting event, checking the temperature outside, and playing games.

Can you take use of the understanding of integers that you have developed in the classroom to identify, and work with the integers that are found in your everyday world?

Here is what you are going to do…

You will use a number of resources, and examples to complete a series of activities that will allow you to strengthen your understanding of integers.

Then you will demonstrate your strengthened understanding by creating sample real-life questions that help teach integers, as well as complete some activities that involve applying your understanding to integer situations taken from your everyday world.

PART ONE

Using the websites provided below, you need to develop well explained answers to the questions that follow. By completing the questions you will be doing research on integers. Your research will be completed on the internet, using SPECIFIC sites provided for you. Your research will be recorded using Microsoft Word documents. You will need to complete the web quest according to its instructions and requirements.

WEBSITES Use the following websites to answer questions 1 – 5:

WORKING WITH INTEGERS

http://www.math.com/school/subject1/lessons/S1U1L10GL.html

http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol5/intro_integers.html

UNDERSTANDING / USING INTEGERS

http://www.und.edu/instruct/lgeller/negnum.html

http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/60694.html

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=integer&searchmode=none

Questions to be researched:

1. What is the definition of an integer?

2. In what century were negative integers finally accepted?

3. Which culture was the first to use negative integers?

4. When was the word integer introduced?

5. What does the word integer mean in Latin?

WEBSITES Use the following websites to answer questions 6 – 10.

RULES FOR WORKING WITH INTEGERS

http://amby.com/educate/math/integer.html

http://www.aaamath.com/mul65-mult-negative.html

http://www.learningwave.com/chapters/integers/mlt.html

OPERATIONS ON INTEGERS

http://www.mathguide.com/lessons/Integers.html

Use the Rules for Working with Integers, and Operations on Integers to help you research your answers for questions 6 – 10:

6. How do you add two integers if they have the same sign? Make sure that you explain how to determine the sum’s sign.

7. How do you add two integers if they have different signs? Again, explain how to determine the sum’s sign.

8. Explain how you determine a difference when subtracting two integers that have the same signs. A solid, understandable explanation is required.

9. Explain how you determine a difference when subtracting two integers that have different signs. A solid, understandable explanation is required.

10. Explain how you multiple and divide integers. Provide a solid explanation. A chart is acceptable as part of your answer.

PART 2 – Complete.

1. Identify three examples of how integers are used in your everyday world.

Provide a solid explanation that demonstrates your understanding of how the integers are involved with the examples that you identify. Explain below in three well written paragraphs.

2. Create FOUR, real-world application problems that involve each of the four basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Each problem that you create MUST use positive (+) and negative (-) integers. These four problems and their solutions should be numbered and written below. Don’t forget to include the solution to each problem too.

Parts of this web quest were borrowed from http://teacherweb.com/PA/HolyFamilyUniversity/TiffanysWebQuest/h3.aspx