Common Core math · Grade 6 · The Number System
6.NS.5
Grade 6 The Number System
What 6.NS.5 says
Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values (e.g., temperature above/below zero, elevation above/below sea level, credits/debits, positive/negative electric charge); use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of 0 in each situation.
- Grade
- Grade 6
- Domain
- NS — The Number System
- Full code
- Math.6.NS.5
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Practice for 6.NS.5
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6.NS.5 — common questions
What is 6.NS.5?
6.NS.5 is a Grade 6 Common Core math standard in the The Number System domain. It reads: “Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values (e.g., temperature above/below zero, elevation above/below sea level, credits/debits, positive/negative electric charge); use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of 0 in each situation.”
What grade is 6.NS.5?
6.NS.5 is a Grade 6 standard. The number straight after the domain letters is the grade, so the “6” in 6.NS.5 means Grade 6.
What does the code 6.NS.5 stand for?
Read it left to right: 6 is the grade, NS is the domain (The Number System), and the last number is the standard within that domain. The full identifier is Math.6.NS.5.