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All the Way Around a Circle: An Angle Lesson

Authors :
Craig J. Cullen
Amanda L. Cullen
Crystal S. Patterson
Carrie A. Lawton
Source :
Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12. 113:637-642
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2020.

Abstract

In this lesson, third graders were asked how many degrees is a full rotation around a circle. After we gave students time and space to disagree, to make and test conjectures, and to explore, they reasoned about angle as turn and determined a full rotation is 360 degrees.

Subjects

Subjects :
Concept learning
Mathematics education
Educational technology
Sociology
Mathematics instruction

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ISSN :
23300582 and 00255769
Volume :
113
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........a7f48029458fdd327918c7dd2e5e0ef5
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5951/mtlt.2019.0271
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