Starter quiz
- Which of these shapes contains one or more right angles?
- A ✓
- B
- C ✓
- D
- Which of these shapes have one or more pairs of perpendicular sides?
- A ✓
- B
- C ✓
- D
- What is the name of this shape?
- 'pentagon ' ✓
- Complete the sentence. A rectangle has ______ vertices.
- '4' ✓
- A right angle is the same as what turn?
- quarter turn ✓
- half turn
- three-quarter turn
- whole turn
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- All shapes with 4 sides and 4 vertices are classified as __________.
- triangles
- squares
- parallelograms
- quadrilaterals ✓
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Exit quiz
- Tick the right angles.
- A ✓
- B
- C
- D ✓
- True or false? The shape Jacob made on the pinboard contains exactly two right angles.
- True ✓
- False
- Look carefully at the shape Jacob has made on the pinboard. The shape contains ______ right angle(s).
- '1' ✓
- What kind of turn is needed here? The distance from where a __________turn starts to where it finishes is a right angle.
- right
- quarter ✓
- third
- half
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- Look carefully at the shape Jacob has made. The shape contains ______ right angle(s).
- '3' ✓
- Look carefully at the shape Jacob has made. The shape contains ______ right angle(s).
- '2' ✓
Worksheet
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A right angle is a square corner.
- A right angle is a quarter turn.
- There are right angles in buildings and the environment.
Common misconception
Right angles are only where a horizontal and vertical line meet to create a square corner.
Ensure pupils are shown a wide range of right angles in a variety of orientations and contexts so that pupils can better generalise the features of a right angle.
Keywords
Right angle - A right angle is a quarter of a full turn. It can be known as a ‘square corner’.
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