Lesson 8
El tamaño de los ángulos en grados
Lesson Purpose
Lesson Narrative
Previously, students used the hands of an analog clock to describe and compare the size of angles. In this lesson, students learn about degrees as a unit for measuring angles.
In the first activity, students are introduced to 360 degrees as the measurement of a full rotation of a ray about a fixed point. They use this to interpret and describe other benchmark angle measurements (90, 180, 270). They then use these benchmarks to estimate and sketch new angles with given measurements in degrees.
Next, students use these reference angles to create an angle measurement tool from paper. They partition the straight angle of a semi-circle into into smaller angles by folding. In doing so, they draw from their experience with the clock, where each hour or each minute can be thought of as equal-size parts around the center point of the clock.
Throughout the lesson, listen for the way students make connections to their work with clocks and to their understanding of fractions of a circle as they reason about how to estimate and sketch angles in degrees using an understanding that a full rotation is 360 degrees.
Learning Goals
Teacher Facing
- Understand that the measure of a full rotation of a ray at a fixed point is 360 degrees.
- Use benchmark angle measurementes (such as $90^\circ$, $180^\circ$, $270^\circ$, $360^\circ$) to reason about and estimate the size of angles in degrees.
Student Facing
- Usemos grados para describir el tamaño de los ángulos.
Required Materials
Required Preparation
Activity 2:
- Create a paper half-circle from the blackline master for each student.
CCSS Standards
Lesson Timeline
Warm-up | 10 min |
Activity 1 | 15 min |
Activity 2 | 20 min |
Lesson Synthesis | 10 min |
Cool-down | 5 min |
Teacher Reflection Questions
Suggested Centers
- Compare (1–5), Stage 5: Fractions (Supporting)
- Target Measurements (2–5), Stage 4: Degrees (Addressing)
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