Title: Star Gazing
Purpose: Practice angle measurement
Grade Level: 6th
TEKS Reference: (6)(8) Measurement. The student solves application problems
involving estimation and measurement of length, area, time, temperature, volume,
weight, and angles. The student is expected to:
(A) estimate measurements (including circumference) and evaluate
reasonableness of results;
(B) select and use appropriate units, tools, or formulas to measure and to solve
problems involving length (including perimeter), area, time, temperature, volume,
and weight;
(C) measure angles; and
(D) convert measures within the same measurement system (customary and
metric) based on relationships between units.
Length of time necessary for game or activity: Minimum of 5-10 minutes
Number of Participants: 1
Source for Game or Activity: http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/anglemeasurement/
Procedure:
1. Click ‘Play Game’
2. Find the planet you would like to point the telescope at.
3. Using the protractor on the screen, determine the correct angle at which the
telescope would have to face in order to view that planet.
4. Type the correct angle number into the yellow angle box.
5. Click ‘Point Telescope’
6. The telescope will then move to the angle you entered. If your angle finds a
planet, click okay and repeat steps 2-5 until all eight planets are found. If your
angle does not find a planet, still click okay and repeat steps 2-5.
7. Once all eight planets have been found, the round is over. You may choose to
print your cyber scrapbook, or click ‘play again’ to advance to the next round.
8. There are a total of three rounds. In the second round, the planets seem a little
farther away so it is harder to determine the correct angle. During the third round,
the numbers on the protractor are removed.
Presented by: Stephanie Galloway (2011)