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Reading Activities 100th word: or page 10

Before Reading:
Building Academic Vocabulary and Content Area
Background Knowledge Vocabulary
Read the list. What do these
Before reading a book, it is important to tap into what words mean?
your child or students already know about the topic. This
will help them develop their vocabulary, increase their acute
reading comprehension, and make connections across the angles
curriculum.
endpoint
1. Look at the cover of the book. What will this book intersect
be about? line
2. What do you already know about the topic?
3. Let’s study the Table of Contents. What will you learn about line of symmetry
in the book’s chapters? line segment
4. What would you like to learn about this topic? Do you think obtuse
you might learn about it from this book? Why or why not?
5. Use a reading journal to write about your knowledge of this parallel lines
topic. Record what you already know about the topic and perpendicular
what you hope to learn about the topic. protractor
6. Read the book.
7. In your reading journal, record what you learned about the ray
topic and your response to the book. right angle
8. After reading the book complete the activities below. vertex

After Reading:
Comprehension and Extension Activity
After reading the book, work on the following questions with your child or students in order to check
their level of reading comprehension and content mastery.

1. Explain why a straight line measures 180 degrees. (Asking questions)

2. What does a protractor measure? (Summarize)
3. Where do you see parallel lines in your community? (Text to self connection)
4. What is the difference between an acute and an obtuse triangle? (Summarize)
5. Are you symmetrical? Explain. (Text to self connection)

Extension Activity
Using a ruler, pencil, and sheet a paper you can create tessellation math art! Starting in the middle of
your paper draw a set of parallel lines going up, to the right, to the left, or going down. Wherever you
choose to draw them you must draw a matching set in the opposite direction. Remember that parallel
lines don’t touch. This means you can have straight lines or curvy lines just as long as they don’t
touch. Continue drawing parallel lines until you have covered your paper with parallel line patterns.
Once you are finished color in your creation!
 Table of Contents
Lines, Angles, and Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Parallel Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Crossing Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Naming Angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Measuring Angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Classify Triangles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Websites to Visit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
 Lines, Angles,
and Shapes
In everything you see you can spot lines, angles, and shapes.
Yes, sirree.

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 Each and every point allows you to see
the exact location of things and where they should be.

Point

15 16 2 3

14 4

5
13

6
12

11 10 8 7

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15 16 2 3

14 4

5
13

6
12

11 10 8 7

9 Line Segment AB

Endpoint Endpoint
A B

Drawing a line segment is easy to do,

just simply connect a point or two.

Once the points are connected,

they become the endpoints for the line selected.

Line segments are named by the endpoints they contain.

Check
Ray

It Out !
A ray is a line segment with only one endpoint. It
begins at the endpoint and goes on forever in the
direction of the arrow.
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 Parallel Lines
Parallel lines run in the same direction.
They will never touch.

The symbol shows that two lines are parallel.

Thank you very much.

B
D AB CD

Line segment AB is parallel

to line segment CD

E F
A
G H
C

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Find the parallel lines.

Answers:
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 Crossing Lines
Angles form when lines or rays intersect
at an endpoint called a vertex.

Angles are measured in degrees.

The degree symbol ° gives the amount you can see.

39°
45°

23° 72° 120°

Check
90°
It Out !
This symbol shows when an
angle is 90 degrees.
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Perpendicular lines form 90 degree angles.

The perpendicular symbol means you have nothing to untangle.

Find the perpendicular lines inside each shape.

Answers:
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 Naming Angles
Using letters and the angle symbol are helpful tools,
to label and describe angles when you’re in school.

Angle
B
A
Vertex

Check
It Out !
There are many ways to describe
angles. To cite the angle on this page
you can write:

CBA
or
ABC
or
B

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 Angles in circles can be related quite easily
as long as the equal parts add up to 360.

360° 360° 360°

0° 0° 0°

315° 45° 315° 45° 315° 45°

270° 90° 270° 90° 270° 90°

225° 130° 225° 130° 225° 130°

180° 180° 180°

Zero Degrees 90 Degrees 180 Degrees

360° 360° 360°

0° 0° 0°

315° 45° 315° 45°

270° 90° 270° 90° 270° 90°

225° 130° 225° 130°

180° 180° 180°

45 Degrees 225 Degrees 270 Degrees

360° 360°
0° 0°
330° 30° 330° 30°

300° 60° 300° 60°

270° 90° 270° 90°

240° 120° 240° 120°

220° 150° 220° 150°

180° 180°

30 Degrees 360 Degrees

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 Angles can also be described by their measure.

No matter the degree, every angle has a category.

Acute Angle Right Angle

Less than 90° 90°

Obtuse Angle Straight Line

Between 90° and 180° 180°

Reflex Angle Complete Turn

Greater than 180° 360°

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Answers:
A: Right F: Acute
B: Obtuse G: Acute
C: Obtuse H: Obtuse
D: Right I: Acute
E: Right J: Obtuse
D
I
J
A
F
C E
H
G
B
Describe each angle as acute, right, or obtuse.
 Find Unknown Angles

Finding the degree of a missing measure is a breeze

when you think about the missing measure’s part in a known category.

70° 90° – 70° = 20°

?

The missing angle and the known angle form a right angle. To find
the missing angle measure, subtract 70 degrees from 90 degrees.

40°
180° – 40° = 140°
The missing angle and the known angle form a straight angle. To find
the missing angle measure, subtract 40 degrees from 180 degrees.

33°
60°
?
180° – 93° = 87°

The missing angle along with the two known angles form a straight
angle. To find the missing angle measure, subtract the known angles
from 180 degrees.

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Find the missing angle measure.

22°
?

126°

140°
?

31°

59°
40°
32°
Answers:
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 Measuring
Angles
A protractor is a helpful tool
used to measure angles at home and at school.

To measure an angle, begin by placing the center mark on the protractor

over the vertex of the angle you are measuring.

Outer Scale Inner Scale

Zero Edge Center Mark

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Next, align the zero edge on the protractor with the line of the angle
you are measuring.

Outer Scale Inner Scale

Zero Edge Center Mark

To find the correct measure, always use the scale that begins with zero.

Outer Scale Inner Scale

Zero Edge Center Mark

Check As you can see, the measure

It Out !
of this angle is 80°.

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 Measure each angle.

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Answers:
130°
60°
10°
90°
 Classify
Triangles
Classify by Side

Triangles can be classified by their sides.

Equilateral Triangle Isosceles Triangle

3 equal sides 2 equal sides

C h e c k
Scalene Triangle
It Out !
no equal sides Another name for equal is
congruent. Lines are used to
show that angles and sides are
congruent.

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Identify each triangle as equilateral, isosceles, or scalene.

3 3

2 2 4
2

2 2 3

Isosceles Scalene
Scalene Isosceles
Equilateral Equilateral
Answers:

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 Classify by Angle

Triangles can also be classified by their angles.

Acute Triangle Right Triangle

3 acute angles 1 right angle

Obtuse Triangle
1 obtuse angle

Check The sum of the angles

It Out !
in a triangle equal
180 degrees.

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Classify each triangle as acute, right, or obtuse.

30°

60° 45°

60° 60° 90° 60° 90°

45°

70° 35°
50°
120°
60° 25°

Right
Obtuse Right
Acute Acute
Answers:

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 Classify by Angle and Side

Now the time has arrived to classify triangles by their angle

and side.

First classify the triangle by angle, then by side.

30° 40°

120° 30° 110° 30°

Obtuse, Isosceles Obtuse, Scalene

4 5
60°

60° 60°

3
Acute, Equilateral
Right, Scalene

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Classify each triangle by angle and side.

48°

45°
100°
84° 48° 90°
45° 50°
30°

40°

120° 5

70° 70°

Obtuse Scalene
Acute Isosceles Right Isosceles
Obtuse Isosceles Acute Isosceles
Answers:

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 Symmetry
The symmetry of a shape is something you see
if you look at the opposite sides of a shape very carefully.

It is easy to do, imagine the shape folded in half.

If both sides are identical, then the shape is symmetrical.

A symmetrical shape can have more than one line

of symmetry!

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Choose the shapes with the correct line or lines of symmetry shown.

Answers:

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 Glossary
acute (uh-KYOOT): an angle measuring less than 90 degrees

angles (ANG-guhlz): lines or rays that intersect at an endpoint called a

vertex

endpoint (END-POINT): the beginning point of a ray or the points found
on each end of a line segment

intersect (in-tur-SEKT): to cross over

line (LINE): infinite points continuing to infinity in both directions

line of symmetry (LINE uv SIM-uh-tree): an imaginary line that splits a

shape into two identical parts

line segment (LINE SEG-muhnt): a line with two endpoints

obtuse (uhb-TOOSS): an angle measuring greater than 90 degrees

parallel lines (PA-ruh-lel LINES): lines that remain the same distance
apart and will never intersect

perpendicular (pur-pehn-DIK-yoh-lur): intersecting lines that form 90

degree angles

protractor (proh-TRAK-tur): a tool used to measure angles

ray (RAY): a line segment with only one endpoint

right angle (RITE ANG-guhl): an angle measuring exactly 90 degrees

vertex (VUR-teks): a point where two or more rays or lines meet

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Index
acute angle 14, 15, 24, 25
angle 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 26, 27
endpoint(s) 7, 10
equilateral triangle 22, 23, 26
intersect 10
isosceles triangle 22, 23, 26, 27
line(s) 4, 7, 10, 11, 19, 28, 29
line of symmetry 28, 29
line segment(s) 7, 8
obtuse angle 14, 15, 24, 25
parallel lines 8, 9
perpendicular 11
points 6, 7
protractor 18, 19, 20, 21
ray(s) 7, 10
right angle 14, 15, 16, 24
scalene triangle 22, 23, 26, 27
vertex 10, 18

Websites to Visit
www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/maths/activities/year6/angles/
game.asp
www.mathplayground.com/measuringangles.html
www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/bananahunt/bhunt.html

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 About the
Author
Lisa Arias is a math teacher who lives in
Tampa, Florida with her husband and two
children. Her out-of-the-box thinking and
love for math guided her toward becoming
an author. She enjoys playing board games
and spending time with family and friends.
Meet The Author!
www.meetREMauthors.com

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Edited by: Jill Sherman

Cover and Interior design by: Tara Raymo

Library of Congress PCN Data

Glorious Geometry: Lines, Angles and Shapes, Oh My! / Lisa Arias

(Got Math!)
ISBN 978-1-62717-713-9 (hard cover)
ISBN 978-1-62717-835-8 (soft cover)
ISBN 978-1-62717-948-5 (e-Book)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2014935590

Printed in the United States of America, North Mankato, Minnesota

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 In this rhyming text students will gain understanding of how

got geometry is made up of lines, angles, and shapes, and

how to differentiate between these sometimes confusing

math ideas. This book will guide them through understanding

geometry with the help of visual representations, step-by-
step instructions, and sample questions. So, hop on the line
and follow the path of understanding geometry! This book
will allow students to draw and identify lines and angles, and
classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles.

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