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Sweeping Lighthouse Beams: Counting Degrees

Grade 4 angle measure practice: a lighthouse beam turns 1 degree at a time, so students see that n one-degree angles make an angle of n degrees.

Grade 4MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to4.MD.C.5.b

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 13 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 4
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students explain that an angle made of n one-degree angles measures n degrees.
  • Students find an angle's measure by adding or counting one-degree turns.
  • Students compare angle measures to a right angle, a straight angle, and a full turn.

How to use

Use after introducing the one-degree angle. Have students trace the beam's turn with a finger before answering, and use a protractor for the second section if one is handy.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

4.MD.C.5.b

Understand that an angle turning through n one-degree angles measures n degrees.

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Sweeping Lighthouse Beams: Counting Degrees

An angle that turns through n one-degree angles measures n degrees.

One degree at a time

The lighthouse light turns 1 degree at a time. Each tiny turn is a one-degree angle, written 1°.

1.
The beam turns through 40 one-degree angles.

The beam turned through an angle of  °.

2.
The beam sweeps through this angle.115°

The beam turned through   one-degree angles.

3.
The light turns 1° every second. How many degrees does it turn in 75 seconds?

 °

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