Questitivities™: Angles
1. LIST
List all the angles about which you know
2. COMPARE
In what ways is a circle similar to an angle? In what ways is a circle different from an angle?
3. WHAT IF
What if
 no-one measured angles?
 there were no protractors?
4. WOULD YOU RATHER
Would you rather be an acute angle or an obtuse (or reflex or straight angle)?
5. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL
How would you feel if
 you were the wrong angle (as opposed to a right angle)?
 there were no protractors?
6. HOW
How is an angle like
 water?
 light?
 a snowflake?
 Art?
7. WHAT
 What are the uses of angles in everyday life?
 What challenges do angles create in life?
8. WHY
 Why are angles important in our life?
 Why do angles never meet?
ACTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Make a list of questions the students would ask Pythagoras
2. What would an angle say to
 a protractor ?
 a compass ?
 the letter x?
 Pythagoras?
Amanda Shepherd, Seymour College, 2014