Angles Are Measured By Number Of Degrees Math Games

In this series of games, your students will learn that an angle that turns through n one-degree angles is said to have an angle measure of n degrees. The Angles Are Measured By Number Of Degrees learning objective — based on CCSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research. This learning objective directly references 4.MD.C.5.b as written in the common core national math standards.

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Concepts Covered

Understand equal partitioning and unit iteration to understand angle and turn measure. An angle is the union of two rays, a and b, with the same initial point P. The rays can be made to coincide by rotating one to the other about P; this rotation determines the size of the angle between a and b. In an angle, each ray determines a direction and the angle size measures the change from one direction to the other. Angles are measured with reference to a circle with its center at the common endpoint of the rays and the rays intersection points in relation to their fraction of the circular arc.

An angle that turns through 1/360 of a circle is called a “one-degree angle,” and degrees are the unit used to measure angles. An angle that turns through n/360 of a circle is called an “n-degree angle” – use multiple values for n. A ray that moves from point A to point B one degree at a time has an angle measure of n degrees. The number of one-degree angles in an angle that measures n degrees is n.

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