Add and subtract integers by building expressions using balloons and sandbags in this interactive activity.
[i]Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections. [/i]
What direction did the basket move when you added balloons? Sandbags?
What direction did the basket move when you subtracted balloons? Sandbags?
Suppose the basket had a starting position of 35 and you removed 5 sandbags. Where would the basket end up?
Suppose the basket had a starting position of 9 and you added 5 sandbags. Where would the basket end up?
Suppose the basket had a starting position of 16 and you removed 5 sandbags and added 10 balloons. Where would the basket end up?
What are noticing about the sandbags and balloons? What do they represent? How do you know?