position · Year 3 · Suggested learning sequence
Turns
A full turn brings you back to facing the same way. A half turn faces you the opposite way. A quarter turn is a square corner of turn. Clockwise is the way a clock's hands move; anticlockwise is the other way. Count quarter turns one at a time from what you face now. In degrees, a quarter turn is 90°, a half turn 180°, a three-quarter turn 270° and a full turn 360°.
Sample questions
Ben is facing the park. Ben makes a quarter turn clockwise. What is Ben facing now?
- A quarter turn is 1 quarter turn.
- Turn clockwise one quarter at a time from the park: pond.
- Ben is now facing the pond.
Answer: pond
Ava is facing the tent. Ava makes a quarter turn anticlockwise. What is Ava facing now?
- A quarter turn is 1 quarter turn.
- Turn anticlockwise one quarter at a time from the tent: park.
- Ava is now facing the park.
Answer: park
Ben is facing the pond. Ben makes a quarter turn clockwise. What is Ben facing now?
- A quarter turn is 1 quarter turn.
- Turn clockwise one quarter at a time from the pond: shop.
- Ben is now facing the shop.
Answer: shop