Planning tool

Students:

• describe angles as measures of turn
• compare and order angles of different sizes.

Some students may:

• get confused and believe that the size of the angle is related to the length of the lines. Demonstrate that if the angle ‘arms’ are longer, the size of the angle itself does not change. Use a model that joins two lines of different length and extend lengths of lines to show that the angle does not change.

The Learning from home activities are designed to be used flexibly by teachers, parents and carers, as well as the students themselves. They can be used in a number of ways including to consolidate and extend learning done at school or for home schooling.

Learning intention

• We are learning how to identify right angles.
• We are learning how to identify different angles compared to right angle.

Why are we learning about this?

• Angle measurements are used in construction and design.

What to do

1. Find different angles around your home. Here are some suggestions to get you started: salad tongs, scissors, chairs, table or hands of a clock. You can even form angles with your body.
2. Examine each angle and compare each object to a right angle.
3. Create a table to describe your results. Classify and draw the objects into your table.

Success criteria

I can:

• create, compare and order angles
• classify angles as equal to, greater than, or less than, a right angle.