L1 · Angles in the world: corners, bends, turns, intersections, slopes

Learning goal

“I can find angles all around me - in corners, bends, turns, intersections, and slopes - and I can say which of two openings is the greater angle.”

Angle — the opening where two arms meet; the space in a corner, a bend, or a turn.

Opening — the space between two arms. A wider opening is a greater angle.

Intersection — the place where two lines or roads cross each other.

Slope — a slanted surface, like a ramp or a slide. A steep slope leans farther from the ground.

Worked example

Look at a pair of scissors. Step 1: Two blades meet at the screw in the middle. Step 2: The space between the blades is an opening - and that opening is an angle. Step 3: Open the scissors just a crack - the angle is small. Open them wide - the angle is greater. The blades did not change; the OPENING did. The same idea hides in still things: the corner of a book is an angle (two edges meet and make an opening), and so is the bend in a straw. Say it plainly: an angle is an opening where two arms meet. Nothing has to move for an angle to be there.

Check yourself — explain it

The corner of a table is an angle because...

Paired problem — example still visible

Two pencils are laid with their ends touching, spread apart like an open book. Where is the angle? -> In the opening between the two pencils (spread them wider and the angle is greater)

Faded completion — last step is yours

"A book opened a tiny bit shows a ___ angle. The same book opened wide shows a ___ angle" -> small; greater

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