1
Right angle
Square corners are right angles. Like the corner of this page.
└ 90°
Angles and Movement
📖 Study · Angles and Movement
Angles and Movement
Movement uses turns. A right angle is the corner of a book.
🎯 What you'll learn
- ✓Recognise right angles
- ✓Quarter / half / full turns
- ✓Use compass words
2
Quarter-turn
From North, a quarter-turn clockwise faces East.
N → E (1/4 turn cw)
3
Half-turn
From North, a half-turn faces South.
N → S (1/2 turn)
4
Full turn
A full-turn brings you back to the start. Like a spinning top!
🔄 360°
5
Wheels turning
Bike wheels make many full-turns as you ride.
🚲 🔄
6
Compass points
Quarter-turns help us go between N, E, S, W.
N W + E S