Ordering temperatures | Assessment Resource Banks

This task is about ordering positive and negative numbers.

Time (24 hr)	0000	0400	0800	1200	1600	2000
Temperature (°C)	⁻3	⁻7	⁻4	5	0	–1

The chart above shows the temperatures for Larnachton which were recorded every 4 hours on July 3rd.

Put the temperatures for Larnachton in order from the lowest to the highest.

_________		_________		_________		_________		_________		_________
Lowest										Highest

The chart shows the minimum temperatures recorded for some South Island towns during the month of June.

Minimum temperatures for June
Town	Minimum temperature (°C)
Balclutha	⁻7.5
Fairlie	⁻14.0
Haast	⁻5.1
Lauder	⁻15.4
Ranfurly	⁻12.5
Tara Hills	⁻19.1
Twizel	⁻13.0

Use the chart to answer the question below.

b)	Put the temperatures for the towns in order from the lowest to the highest.

_________		_________		_________		_________		_________		_________
Lowest										Highest