Negative Numbers Scavenger Hunt 

Students were very engaged in a negative number scavenger hunt. Students solved numerous addition and subtraction word problems that involved negative numbers. Students then used the solutions to crack a code. The answers to the problems were scattered around the classroom and each corresponded to a letter which spelt out the code: Neptune is -214 degrees celsius.   

Students reflected on their learning:

It was a really fun activity, we moved around the room to solve a code. The code was interesting too.

Eloise

This task helped me with positive and negative integers, the scavenger hunt was a fun activity

Lillian

This maths lesson was very engaging which made me think deeply about negative numbers. I enjoyed this task and it helped me understand more.

Julie

I think this was quite fun, I am improving my mental sums and accuracy.

Cadence

I really enjoyed this activity, it gave me a chance to practise adding and subtracting with negative numbers. The passcode (Neptune is 214 degrees celsius) was also an interesting fact. I would definitely like to do an activity like this again.

Claire