GEOMETRY

GRADE: 8

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You will be given a description of a geometric term and is to guess what

term is being described. You have 10 seconds to guess the terms. After
guessing correctly, a particular letter from the term will be required
which is the key to move on to the next riddle.
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I am a geometric instrument. I have two arms, one sharp and one with
a pencil that can be used to draw circles or arcs. What am I?
 Answer: Compass

The first letter is required.

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I am angle greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees. What am
I?
 Answer: Obtuse angle

The first letter is required

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I am the space between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the

point where they meet. I am usually measured in degrees. What am I?
 Answer: Angle

The second letter is required

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I am a triangle. I have three unequal sides and three unequal angles.

What am I?
 Answer: Scalene Triangle

The first letter is required

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I have three sides. All my sides are equal and all my angles are equal.
Each of my angles measure 60 degrees. What am I?
 Answer: Equilateral triangle

The seventh letter is required

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I am a straightedge. I am used to draw straight lines and measure

length. What am I?
 Answer: Ruler

The first letter is required

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I am an angle. I measure less than 90 degrees. What am I?

 Answer: Acute angle

The third letter is required

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I am a tool used to measure angles. I am usually a semicircle but is

available in a full circle 360° version. What am I?
 Answer: Protractor

The seventh letter is required

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I am created when two perpendicular lines meet and form a L. I

measure 90 degrees. What am I?
 Answer: Right angle

The fifth letter is required

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Two of the three sides I have are of equal length. The angles opposites
these equal sides are also equal. What am I?
 Answer: Isosceles triangle

The first letter is required

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I am a precise location or place on a plane. I am usually represented by

a dot. What am I?
 Answer: Point

The second letter is required

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I am straight. I can be draw on a paper with a pencil and ruler. I am made

up of points and extended without end in both directions. What am I?
 Answer: Line

The third letter is required

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 CONSTRUCTING
ANGLES OF 60º, 30º
&120º
Objectives
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
• Define key terms: Construction, Bisect and Arc

• Construct using appropriate geometric instruments angles of

60, 30 and 120 degrees.

• Discuss how angles are used in daily life.

 Key Terms
• Construction
• Arc
• Bisect
 What is construction?
In the general sense, construction means to build
something. But in geometry it has a special meaning.
Here, construction is the act of drawing geometric
shapes using only a compass and straightedge. No
measuring of lengths or angles is allowed.
What is an arc?
An arc is a portion of the circumference of a circle
What does bisect means?
In geometry, to bisect is to divide a geometric figure
such as a line, an angle or any other shape into two
congruent parts (or two parts that have the same shape
and size).
Let’s start constructing angles
Constructing 60º angle
Step 1:  Draw a line and label OA.

Step 2: Place the point of the compass at O. Extend to a suitable

radius  and draw an arc cutting OA at B.

Step 3:  Place the point of the compass at B and using the same radius
as before, draw an arc intersecting the previously drawn arc at C.

Step 4: Draw the line OD passing through C. The angle AOD is 60º,
as the triangle DOA is an equilateral triangle.
Constructing 60º angle
Constructing 30º angle
We know that:

½ of 60º = 30º
So, to construct an angle of 30º, first construct a 60º angle and
then bisect it. Often, we apply the following steps.
Step 1:  Draw a line and label OA.

Step 2:  Place the point of the compass at O. Extend to a

suitable radius  and draw an arc cutting OA at B.

Step 3:  Place the point of the compass at B and using the
same radius as before, draw an arc intersecting the previously
drawn arc at C.
Step 4:  With the point of the compass still at B, draw an arc to
the right of O and label E

Step 5:  With the point of the compass at C, draw an arc to cut
the arc drawn in Step 4 at E.

Step 6:  Join O to E.  The angle AOE is 30º.

Constructing 30º angle
Constructing 120º angle
Step 1:  Draw a line and label OA.

Step 2: Place the point of the compass at O. Extend to a

suitable radius  and draw an arc cutting OA at B.

Step 3:  Place the point of the compass at B and using the
same radius as before, draw an arc intersecting the previously
drawn arc at C.
Step 4: With the compass at C and the same radius, draw an
arc to the left of C at D.

Step 5: Join OD. Angle AOD is 120º

Constructing 120º angle
 Constructing 120º angle part 2
We know that:
60º + 120º = 180º

This means that 120º is the supplement of 60º.  Therefore, to

construct a 120º angle, construct a 60º angle and then extend
one of its arms as shown below.
Constructing 120º angle
Constructing 15º angle
Constructing 150º angle
Careers that involve construction
Angles are used in daily life.  Engineers and architects use angles for
designs, roads, buildings and sporting facilities. 

Athletes use angles to enhance their performance.

  Carpenters use angles to make chairs, tables and sofas. 

Artists use their knowledge of angles to sketch portraits and paintings.

Examples of angles in real life
Cloth-hangers, scissors, arrowhead, partly opened-doors, pyramids,
Set squares, an edge of a ruler, an edge of tables, wheels etc are
examples of angles in real life.

Different alphabets also form the examples of angles. Some letters form
angles. Even we make different angles in different postures while doing
yoga and exercises.
Assessment