The worksheet titled "Comparing Negative Numbers: Writing Opposites, Completing Inequalities, and More" encourages students to think critically about negative numbers by tackling the concept with a variety of problems. They include:

* Filling in the missing negative numbers in a number line.

* Writing positive or negative numbers for given temperatures, like 7 degrees Celsius below zero.

* Write the smallest or largest number in a series of negative numbers.

* Complete inequalities of negative numbers and decimals using a greater than, equal to, or less than symbol.

* Write the absolute value of a number.

* Write the opposite of a positive or negative number.

* Comparing given values for x and y.

Groups of related tasks are located within outlines so students can tackle specific types of problems together. For example, students may fill in the numbers on three number lines within the same section. Each page includes four sections that can be completed together as an entire worksheet or separately, depending on the skills you're working on in class.

It's important for students to learn negative numbers and how they relate to each other because it can help them understand higher-level mathematics later on down the road. It also has real-world implications, like understanding temperature and overdrawing a bank account.

It is important to have students tackle different kinds of problems that include negative numbers to expand their understanding. For example, they can fill negative numbers in on a number line and compare two negative numbers, finding the one that's greater than the other. Additional problems could ask students to write a positive or negative number for a temperature that you read out loud, or write a series of numbers in order from smallest to largest.