MathsYears 5–6Geometry - Properties of Shapes
Angles in triangles and on a straight line
Know angles in a triangle sum to 180°; on a straight line sum to 180°; at a point sum to 360°
What you'll learn
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Imagine you have three pencils. You join them end to end to make a triangle. The corners where they meet are called angles. 🖊️
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How many angles does a triangle have? 🤔
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Let's find a missing angle in a triangle. 🧩
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Drag the protractor to measure this angle in a triangle. 🎯
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What do all three angles in a triangle add up to? ✨
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Now try a straight line angle. 📏
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If one angle on a straight line is 45°, what is the other? 🧮
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