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Estimating angles
Teaching notes to support the use of an interactive task that enables students to estimate the amount of turn (angle).
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| Year level(s) | Year 4, Year 5 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource, Student task |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Concrete Representational Abstract model, Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | Digital tools |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Space |
| Topics | Angles and geometric reasoning |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M4M04
Estimate and compare angles using angle names including acute, obtuse, straight angle, reflex and revolution, and recognise their relationship to a right angle
AC9M5M04
Estimate, construct and measure angles in degrees, using appropriate tools including a protractor, and relate these measures to angle names |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding geometric properties (P4)
Understanding units of measurement (P7) |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | NRICH |
| Copyright | © Crown Copyright. Free-for-education material. |
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