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Fourth Grade Mathematicians Consider Every Conceivable Angle

The fourth grade has been learning all about angles and lines in math. As part of the ongoing effort to help students make real-world connections to math and to make math more meaningful, students participated in an angle scavenger hunt. Said teacher Valerie Welsh, “It was great to hear exclamations like ‘It's an obtuse angle! See, it's more than 90 degrees!’” as she walked around the school, listening to the students record their “proof" on an iPad for each angle or line found. “It is so empowering," she added, "for the students to experience, firsthand, the relationships between what they are learning in school, and the world.” MORE PHOTOS
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