
My feet are staying in one spot. I turn to face the window. Then I turn to face the back wall. I never stepped anywhere. So what changed each time I turned?
The turn between the two arms is called the angle.
Here are two arms joined at one corner. I can open them a little to make a small turn. I can open them a lot to make a big turn. Watch what happens to the angle when I make one arm longer but do not open the arms any wider.
In your maths copy, draw a small angle and a big angle from the same corner. Label which one shows the bigger turn.
Today we make turns with the joined arms and test them against a square corner. Make:
Now you make and compare turns yourselves. At your seats with your own joined arms, make:
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