Chapter
3 Angles as Turns
Can you recognise the child in the picture who has made a full turn? Who
has made a half turn? How do you know? Discuss in class.
Let us play “Statue”.
Keep turning around ... STATUE!
A B C D A B C D
Give examples of real-life situations where you observe turns.
Ashutosh and Sahana are making circles,
each having one foot fixed and rotating at
one spot on the ground.
Ashutosh made a complete circle by
making a full turn. Sahana is making a
half-moon shape with a half turn.
The minute hand makes a full turn
when it comes back to the initial
position.
Note for Teachers: Encourage the learners to play the “statue” game. Learners can
be asked to rotate themselves around and stop as the teacher announces “statue”.
The learners can notice how much they have turned with respect to their original
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E
A giant wheel makes a full turn when it comes back
to the starting position E.
Reema takes two half turns in the same direction.
It is like a ______turn.
What happens if she takes 2 quarter turns in the
same direction?
It is like a ______turn.
What happens if she takes 4 quarter turns in the
same direction?
It is like a ____ turn.
Write some of the everyday objects that involve turns. For example, taps,
__________, __________, __________, __________, and __________.
What is the maximum possible turn in each of these cases? Check and tick.
Less than a 1
More than a
Object
4 turn
1 1
4 turn 4 turn
Clothes clip
Door with hinge
Tongs
Scissors
File cover
• Do any of the above objects make a half turn? Write their names
below—
………………………………………………………………
• Do any of the above objects make a full turn? Write their names below—
……………………………………………………………….
Pragya joined a green and yellow straw
with paper clips. She holds the green
straw steady and turns the yellow
straw around. Observe different turns
of the yellow straw.
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1
I made a quarter ( 4 ) of a full turn, so
it looks like a right angle.
I made less than a quarter turn, so A right angle
it looks like an acute angle.
Now I made more than a quarter turn, An acute angle
but less than a half turn. That looks like
an obtuse angle.
An obtuse angle It is a
I made two quarter turns. I wonder what straight
it is called? angle.
Angles arise in situations that involve a turn.
Let Us Do
(a) Making a paper fan. Take a rectangular paper, fold every 2 cm as
shown in the picture. Paste ice cream sticks as shown below to create
a paper fan.
1 2 3
4 5
Paste
Paste
Use your paper fan to show different acute angles and obtuse angles.
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Let us look at the turns made by the paper fan, keeping one side fixed.
1 Less than 1
Between a 4
2 turn
1
turn 1 1
Full turn (straight 4 a 4 turn and 2 turn
(right angle) (acute angle)
angle) (obtuse angle)
Make an acute turn with the straws or fan. Continue to make another acute
turn. Can the two acute turns together make another acute turn?
1
This shows a 4 turn, This shows a 1 turn, This shows a 3 turn, which is
2 4
or a right angle. or a straight angle. more than a straight angle.
(b) You might have built houses
using the hard covers of
notebooks or cardboard pieces.
Look at the angles marked in A
the house. What angles are
you able to see in this house?
Write your answers as right, C
acute or obtuse angle. B
H
A: ______________ B: _____________
C: ______________ D: _____________ G
D E
F
E: ______________ F: _____________
G: ______________ H: _____________
(c) Make a 5-sided shape with 2 right angles, 2 obtuse angles, and 1 acute
angle in your notebook.
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(d) Look at the angle formation between the legs of these gymnasts.
Identify whether the angles are acute, obtuse, right or straight.
Angle Measuring Tool
Let us make our tool to measure turns.
(a) Cut out a circle from a tracing paper
and fold it to make 8 equal parts. Point
(A)
Attach a straw to the centre and mark
the starting point as shown.
(b) Now, try this.
1
• Show a 8 turn of the straw.
2 1 3
• Show a 8
turn. Show a 4
turn. Show a 8
turn.
2 1
• What angle have you made with a 8
turn? A 8 turn is half of a
quarter turn.
4
• What angle have you made with a 8
turn?
5 6 7
Continue turning by , , , and 88 . Check when you have completed a
8 8 8
3
4
turn and a full turn.
1 2
Now, cut out 8 part and 8 parts of the circle and paste them on a
thicker paper or board. Use these as angle measuring tools.
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