Turns

At Entry Level 3 you will need to describe the

amount of movement using the terms whole
turn, quarter turn, half turn, three-quarter
turn and full turn.

A whole turn is turning one whole circle. A

quarter turn is turning a quarter of a circle.

A half turn is turning half of a circle and a

three-quarter turn is turning three-quarters
of a circle.

The umbrella below shows these turns in a

clockwise direction.

quarter half three whole

turn turn quarter turn turn

The umbrella below shows these turns in an

anti-clockwise direction.

quarter three whole

half turn
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 Turns

In maths we say that a quarter turn is 90°.

90°

A half turn is 180°.

180°

A three-quarter turn is 270°.

270°

A full or whole turn is 360°.

360°

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 Clockwise Turns
Learning Outcome: To identify quarter, half, three-quarter
and whole turns.

quarter turn half turn three-quarter turn whole turn

 What turn have they made? Write it in the table.

Starting Position Turn

Turn

Turn

Turn

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 Pencil Turns
Learning Outcome: To identify quarter, half, three-quarter
and whole turns in both clockwise and anti-clockwise
directions.
 Using the words clockwise, anti-clockwise, quarter turn,
half turn, three-quarter turn and whole turn, describe the
movement made by these pencils.

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