Grade 4

What is a degree?

degree

The unit used to measure the size of an angle.

For example

A gate swung a quarter turn has moved through 90 degrees.

In Grade 4

Children compare angles against a square corner before they measure any of them in degrees.

Watch out for

Children often read the wrong scale on the protractor, giving 130 instead of 50. Check against a square corner first.

Say it at home

Ask whether an angle is more or less than a square corner before any measuring.

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