This book created for 3 objectives in [i]Turkish curriculum[/i]. These objectives are:
[b]M.6.1.4.1.[/b] Recognizes integers and displays them on the number line.
[b]M.6.1.4.2. [/b]Compares and sorts integers.
[b]M.6.1.4.3.[/b] Determines and gives meaning to the absolute value of an integer.
[b]Integer:[/b]
An integer is a whole number (not a fractional number) that can be positive, negative, or zero.
[b]Absolute Value:[/b]
[i]The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line.[/i] To understand the absolute value, we need to understand negative and positive numbers in integers. Sorting and operations on integers help us to better understand the absolute value.