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Basic Inequalities

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Basic Inequalities
13 min6thMath
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Summary

Math Antics shows how inequalities compare values using >, <, and 'at least'/'at most'. A clear, animated 13-minute lesson you can drop straight into a grade 6 math block -- pause-friendly, with worked examples on screen.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

A few questions to talk through after watching “Basic Inequalities.”

  1. How is an inequality different from an equation?
  2. What does 'at least' mean as an inequality?
  3. How can a number line show an inequality?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: inequality, greater than, less than, at least, at most.

Try it: Write an inequality for 'at least 10' and graph it on a number line.