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Here are some specific activities, investigations or visual aids we have picked out. Click anywhere in the grey area to access the resource. The options may go beyong the scope of this level of the Functional Skills requirements.

• Temperatures Test your understanding of negative numbers with this self marking quiz about temperatures.
• Negative Numbers Use negative numbers in basic arithmetic and algebraic calculations and word problems.
• Negative Numbers Video A video showing how to how to add, subtract, multiply and divide negative numbers.
• Negative Magic Four partially completed magic squares containing negative numbers. Fill in the missing numbers.
• Boxed In Numbers The classic dots and boxes game with the addition of some positive and negative numbers which determine your score.

Click on a topic below for suggested lesson Starters, resources and activities from Transum.

• Negative Numbers A negative number is a real number that is less than zero. Such numbers are often used to represent the amount of a loss or absence. For example, a debt that is owed may be thought of as a negative asset, or a decrease in some quantity may be thought of as a negative increase. Negative numbers are also used to describe values on a scale that goes below zero, such as the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales for temperature. Here are some activities designed to strengthen a pupil's understanding of negative numbers.