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Angle Basics

From Math Antics

Angle Basics
8 min4thMath
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Summary

Math Antics explains what an angle is and names right, acute and obtuse angles. A clear, animated 8-minute lesson you can drop straight into a grade 4 math block -- pause-friendly, with worked examples on screen.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

A few questions to talk through after watching “Angle Basics.”

  1. What two parts form an angle?
  2. How big is a right angle?
  3. How can you tell an acute angle from an obtuse one?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: angle, vertex, ray, right, acute, obtuse.

Try it: Draw a right, an acute and an obtuse angle and label each.