What is an Angle?
Objectives

Know that angles are measured in degrees

That a whole turn is 360º

That half a turn is 180º

Right angle is 90º

Half a right angle is 45º

Understand clockwise and anti-clockwise
Vocabulary

Angle

West

Whole

Right Angle

Clockwise

360º

Degrees

Anti-Clockwise  180º

Position

Horizontal

90º

Direction

Vertical

45º

North

Grid

East

Turn

South

Compass
Using your Compass
N
W
E
S
Compass Direction
N
W
E
S
Clock Face
Anti - Clockwise
Clockwise
Compass Direction
0/360º
N
315º
NW
45º
NE
270º
W
90º
E
225º
SW
135º
SE
180º
S
In which direction would you be
facing if you turned clockwise:
N
W
E
S
180º from N
In which direction would you be
facing if you turned anti-clockwise:
N
W
E
S
180º from S
Success Criteria

I can understand the difference between 360º, 180º,
90º and 45º.

Have I used degree turns?

I can turn clockwise and anti-clockwise.

I am able to follow and give directions.
In which direction would you be
facing if you turned clockwise:
N
W
E
S
90º from N
In which direction would you be
facing if you turned Anti-clockwise:
N
W
E
S
90º from S
In which direction would you be
facing if you turned Anti-clockwise:
N
W
E
S
360º from S
Directional Bingo
Teacher mimes the word and children put their hands
up to guess which word it is. First to get a line are
the winners.