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Hot Air and Sandbags

Add hot air (positives) and sandbags (negatives) to a balloon; removing a sandbag goes up. Signed rules become obvious.

Play style: Simulator
Module: Operations with Rational Numbers: Add, subtract, multiply and divide signed numbers
Grade: Grade 7 · Math
Standards: 7.NS.A

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