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Teach students to represent and compare integers using planet temperatures with this complete teaching bundle. Students place positive and negative temperatures on a vertical number line, explain what the sign of an integer means, decide which temperature is closest to zero, order the planets from warmest to coldest and find the difference between two temperatures.

Combining a lesson plan, a 46-slide editable teacher presentation, three differentiated student activities, an exit ticket with interpretation guide and a hands-on temperature card game, this curriculum-aligned bundle provides everything you need to teach the lesson from start to finish.

Built around the I Do, We Do, You Do model, students move from explicit teacher modelling to guided practice and independent application. They read average planet temperatures from NASA, compare pairs of planets on a thermometer, count jumps to zero and past zero to find differences, and explain their reasoning using mathematical language.

What's included in this teaching bundle?

Teacher Slides (PowerPoint)

• 46 editable, ready-to-teach slides following the I Do, We Do, You Do structure
• Clear learning intention and success criteria
• Review of a vertical number line and real-world temperatures above and below zero
• Modelled examples comparing planet temperatures, finding the temperature closest to zero and ordering planets from warmest to coldest
• Step-by-step examples finding the difference between two temperatures across zero
• Every question slide followed by an answer slide
• Mini whiteboard check-ins throughout

Lesson Plan and Exit Ticket (PDF)

• Complete I Do, We Do, You Do lesson plan for a 45 to 60 minute lesson
• Diagnostic, formative and summative assessment points
• Key vocabulary, teacher notes and common misconceptions
• Exit ticket (two per page) with an interpretation guide

Differentiated Student Activities (PDF)

• Activity overview to help you match each option to your students
• Three differentiated activities: Planet Temperature Match, Plotting Planet Temperatures and Reasoning with Planet Temperatures
• Planet temperature tables with a vertical thermometer scale for plotting and labelling
• Sorting, comparing, ordering and closest-to-zero questions
• Reasoning questions on temperature differences, including "Convince me", "What if?" and "Make your own" tasks
• Answer key and marking guide for every activity

Class Recording Sheet (Excel)

• Type T, A or B and the cell colours itself: Working towards, Achieving, Working beyond
• Exit ticket results and activity evidence tabs, with numbered next teaching steps

Hands-On Activity: Temperature Wars (PDF)

• 33 printable temperature cards from the planets, places on Earth and everyday life, plus 3 blank cards
• 4 challenge cards: Hottest, Coldest, Closest to zero and Furthest from zero
• Rules page with the "Prove it" difference rule and a temperature war tie-breaker
• A battle thermometer from negative 250 to positive 500 °C with counters and a proof log, so students count the jumps to prove every win
• Teacher page with set-up, a model round, differentiation and misconceptions
• Answer page listing every card in order from warmest to coldest
• What you need: paper or card, scissors and 2 counters per pair

Ideal for upper primary classrooms, this bundle provides a structured approach to representing and comparing integers in a real-world context, combining explicit instruction, visual representations, differentiated independent practice and an engaging hands-on card game.

Formats: PowerPoint, PDF and Excel

Aligned to Australian Curriculum: Recognise situations, including financial contexts, that use integers; locate and represent integers on a number line and as coordinates on the Cartesian plane (AC9M6N01)

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