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Half and Quarter Turns
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Half and Quarter Turns
🔄 Part 1: Understanding Turns
1. Circle the correct answer. What is a half turn?
Turning halfway around
Turning all the way around
Turning a little bit
2. Circle the correct answer. What is a quarter turn?
Turning halfway around
Turning one quarter of the way around
Turning all the way around
⬆️ Part 2: Drawing Turns
3. Draw an arrow pointing up ⬆️. Then show where it points after a quarter turn clockwise.
4. Draw an arrow pointing right ➡️. Then show where it points after a half turn.
5. Draw an arrow pointing down ⬇️. Then show where it points after a quarter turn anticlockwise.
🎯 Part 3: Identifying Turns
6. An arrow starts pointing up ⬆️. Which pictures show a quarter turn clockwise? (Check all that apply)
Arrow pointing right ➡️
Arrow pointing down ⬇️
Arrow pointing left ⬅️
Arrow pointing up ⬆️
7. An arrow starts pointing left ⬅️. Circle the picture that shows a half turn.
Arrow pointing up ⬆️
Arrow pointing right ➡️
Arrow pointing down ⬇️
Arrow pointing left ⬅️
📝 Part 4: Fill in the Blanks
8. Complete the sentences using the words: half, quarter, clockwise, anticlockwise
A ________ turn is turning halfway around.
A ________ turn is turning one quarter of the way around.
________ means turning the same way as clock hands move.
________ means turning the opposite way to clock hands.
9. Match the turn with its description:
1. Quarter turn
2. Half turn
3. Full turn
A. All the way around
B. One quarter of the way
C. Halfway around
🕐 Part 5: Clock Turns
10. Think about a clock face. If the hour hand starts at 12, where will it point after a quarter turn clockwise?
11. If the hour hand starts at 12, where will it point after a half turn?
12. Draw what you learned today. Show an object making a half turn or quarter turn.
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