Starter quiz
- Look at the hands on this clock face and the arrow. How does the angle created by the hands compare to a right angle?
- Smaller than a right angle.
- Equal to a right angle.
- Greater than a right angle. ✓
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- Look at the hands on this clock face and the arrow. The angle formed is __________.
- acute ✓
- a right angle
- obtuse
- reflex
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- Which of the angles shown is an acute angle?
- A
- B ✓
- C
- Look at the hands on this clock face and the arrow. The angle formed is __________.
- acute
- a right angle ✓
- obtuse
- reflex
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- This is a triangle. Look carefully at the vertices and the angles inside the shape. Which statement is correct?
- The triangle has two acute angles and one obtuse angle.
- The triangle has two acute angles and one right angle. ✓
- The triangle has two obtuse angles and one acute angle.
- The triangle has two obtuse angles and one right angle.
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- Match the shape to its properties.
- Parallelogram⇔A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides. ✓
- Square⇔A quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles. ✓
- Trapezium⇔A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides. ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of the angles shown is a right angle?
- A
- B
- C ✓
- Match the descriptions to the correct number of degrees of turn.
- Right angle⇔90° ✓
- Half turn / straight line⇔180° ✓
- A full turn⇔360° ✓
- Which of these is the best estimate for the angle shown?
- 5°
- 30° ✓
- 45°
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- Which of these is the best estimate for the angle shown?
- 50°
- 110°
- 150° ✓
- 180°
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- Which of these is the best estimate for the angle shown?
- 180°
- 270° ✓
- 300°
- 320°
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- Which of these is the best estimate for the angle shown?
- 180°
- 270°
- 300°
- 320° ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- There are 90 degrees in a right angle
- Acute angles are between 0 and 90 degrees
- Obtuse angles are between 90 and 180 degrees
- Reflex angles are greater than 180 degrees
Common misconception
90 degrees is classified as an acute angle and 180 degrees is classified as an obtuse angle.
Provide opportunities for pupils to classify angle sizes and build towards understanding that acute angles are between 0-89 degrees and obtuse angles are between 91-179 degrees. Classifying multiples of right angles as a separate group may help.
Keywords
Degrees - A degree is a unit of measure for angles.
Estimate - To estimate is to find a value that is close enough to the right answer, usually with some thought or calculation involved.
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