In this lesson, students will use a multi-sensory approach by engaging in a hands on activity with toothpicks to create, explore, and learn about the properties of four different types of angles.
This workbook will challenge your fourth grader with math formulas, shapes practice and angle activities. Kids will also learn how to find areas and perimeters, classify triangles and calculate time.
How well do you know your angles? Let's find out! Use this geometry resource to help your students identify and differentiate between important angles such as acute, obtuse, straight, and right angles.
In this lesson, your students will use their auditory, visual, and kinetic skills to learn about angles. Students will use their artistic and linguistic abilities to learn about angles and lines.
Students get to practice measuring angles using built-in protractors in this fun geometry activity! After measuring, they'll put their angle knowledge to the test by classifying each angle as acute, obtuse, right, or straight.
Build a solid geometry foundation with these hands-on shapes. Kids can practice identifying attributes of 2-D and 3-D shapes, then put their knowledge to the test by drawing and making 3-D shapes.
Get in shape for geometry! From 2D to 3D, polygons to prisms, your child will soon be a shape master. After a review of important terms and concepts, he will practice identifying real world shapes.
This book is all about logic puzzles, challenging kids to crack codes and determine answers by process of elimination and by observing clues. It exercises skills like reading, planning and reasoning.
Angles are an important concept in geometry and are used when working with shapes like circles and triangles. Once your child has mastered using angles, they are ready to start moving on to a higher level math subject, such as algebra. Help your student learn how to work with angles by looking at our different resources, or if your child is ready to move ahead, see how angles are used in triangles.
A Guide to Angles
Angles are used to measure how far something has turned. Below is a guide for getting started with angles.
Parts of an Angle
An angle is made up of two lines called arms. These arms are connected at one end to form a point called the vertex. The angle is then defined to be the amount of turn between each arm.
Types of Angles
Different angles have different names depending on their angle:
Acute: an angle that is less than 90 degrees
Right: an angle that is exactly 90 degrees
Obtuse: an angle that is greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees
Straight: an angle that is exactly 180 degrees
Reflex: and angle that is greater than 180 degrees
When working with angles, there is also a difference between a positive and negative angle. A positive angle rotates counterclockwise, while a negative angle rotates clockwise.
In more complex math classes, students begin to learn how to determine if angles are congruent, or equal, and how to use angles in math classes like algebra and calculus. To help your student start their journey through angles, check the resources on this page, or move over to our geometry page to learn more about how angles are used in shapes.