Common Core State Standard: 6.NS.5 |
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| Grade | 6 |
| Subject | MATH |
| Domain | The Number System |
| Theme | Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers |
| Standard | Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values (e.g., temperature above/below zero, elevation above/below sea level, debits/credits, positive/negative electric charge); use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of 0 in each situation. |
| Reference URL | http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Content/6/NS |