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reSolve: Spatial Reasoning: Right Angles
In this sequence of two lessons, students create and identify right angles. In the first lesson, students use popsicle sticks to create right angles and investigate how many right angles can be created for a given number of sticks. Students then go on to create eight-sided polygons with different combinations of internal right angles. Each lesson is outlined in detail including curriculum links, vocabulary, materials needed, sample answers, discussion points and student resources. This sequence is part of the reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry program.
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| Year level(s) | Year 6 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | right angles, angles, shapes, polygons |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Build understanding, Apply understanding, Geometry |
| Topics | Angles and geometric reasoning |
| AC: Mathematics content descriptions |
ACMMG141
Investigate, with and without digital technologies, angles on a straight line, angles at a point and vertically opposite angles. Use results to find unknown angles
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| National numeracy learning progression |
Understanding geometric properties
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UGP2, UGP5
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | reSolve Maths by Inquiry |
| Copyright | © Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment 2021. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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