Functional Skills MathsYears 10–13Functional Skills Maths Level 2
Negative numbers in context (temperature, finance)
Functional Skills Maths Level 2: Negative numbers in context (temperature, finance)
What you'll learn
- 1
Imagine a thermometer on a freezing winter day. The red line goes below 0 — that's a negative number!
- 2
The temperature is -5°C. Is that warmer or colder than 0°C?
- 3
Drag the thermometer to show -8°C.
- 4
The temperature is 3°C. It drops by 7 degrees. What's the new temperature?
- 5
Start at 2°C. Drop 6 degrees. Where do you land?
- 6
Show -3°C on the thermometer.
- 7
You have £10. You spend £15. How much money do you have now?
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