🔢 Mathematics · Number Representation & Place Value
Measuring temperature
Use negative numbers in context (temperature, finance, sea level); calculate intervals across zero
Typical age: 10–11 years
“If a bank account goes from −£45 to +£120, can your child work out the total change — counting through zero to get £165?”
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