Angle is the measure of turn. An understanding of angle begins with students exploring turning left and right, clockwise and anticlockwise. Students move on to measure angles and construct angles and shapes using protractors.
Level 1 Angle
Achievement Objectives |
Learning Outcomes |
Unit title |
GM1-1
GM1-3 |
- show a quarter turn and a half turn in a number of situations
- see that two quarter turns equals one half turn
- recognise the ‘corner’ of a shape that is equivalent to a quarter turn
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Turns
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Level 2 Angle
Achievement Objectives |
Learning Outcomes |
Unit title |
GM2-1
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- understand clockwise and anticlockwise directions
- understand that quarter half turns may be begun from any direction and not just from lines parallel to the classroom walls or other fixed lines
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Clockwise
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Level 3 Angle
Achievement Objectives |
Learning Outcomes |
Unit title |
GM3-1
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- measure angles using degrees
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Measuring Angles
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- identify and construct right, acute and obtuse angles
- begin to appreciate the degree, unit of measurement of angle
- know the degree value of angles that are simple fractions of a whole turn
- know that the angle at a point is 360o
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Simple Angles
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Level 4 Angle
Achievement Objectives |
Learning Outcomes |
Unit title |
GM4-1
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- identify angles in the environment
- measure an angle using a protractor
- use angles to travel at a bearing
- anticipate the path of a ball as it bounces off a wall
- use rotational symmetry to create a logo
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All about angles
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GM4-1
GM4-6 |
- construct triangles with specified dimensions using two different techniques
- design and construct nets for three-dimensional objects
- name basic three-dimensional objects, especially those made with equilateral triangles
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Building with Triangles
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GM4-1
GM4-5 |
- investigate the relationship between the diagonals and lengths of a rectangle
- investigate the relationship between the angle of the diagonal and length of rectangles sides
- use rulers, compasses and protractors accurately
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Quadrilaterals
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