[Blindmath] measuring angles

[Susan Mooney]

If this student is going to be doing any end-of-course testing mandated by
your state or taking the SAT or ACT, he will need to be able to measure
angles.  It's also a skill that one needs in every day life.

SM

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 8:46 AM, Lewicki, Maureen <mlewicki at bcsd.neric.org>wrote:

> This is a good question, and I suppose I will have to contact state ed to
> find that out for certain. This is an excellent student, and he will go
> far, so I want to make sure I prepare him for whatever he wants to pursue.
> If it were up to me, I would just have him understand acute, obtuse, and
> right, but will this be sufficient to get him through Geometry? I don't
> know at this point.
>
> Maureen Murphy Lewicki
> Maureen Murphy Lewicki
> Teacher of Visually Impaired
> Bethlehem Central Schools
> (518)439-7681
> "When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in
> our life, or in the life of another." Helen Keller
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Julian, Kate
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 8:38 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] measuring angles
>
> Is it essential he be able to measure the angles, or would it be enough
> for him to recognize acute, right, and obtuse angles?
>
> Kate
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Lewicki, Maureen
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 7:35 AM
> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
> Subject: [Blindmath] measuring angles
>
> Please give me some ideas as to how to teach a student to measure angles.
> I am using the American Printing House protractor, and the Graphic aid from
> APH(Consists of a cork board mounted with a rubber mat embossed with a 34 x
> 30 grid of 1/2 inch squares. ) I am constructing the angles with rubber
> bands, and push pins, or they are prepared using embossed angles paper.
>
> The process is so encumbered! Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, M
>
> Maureen Murphy Lewicki
> Maureen Murphy Lewicki
> Teacher of Visually Impaired
> Bethlehem Central Schools
> (518)439-7681
> "When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in
> our life, or in the life of another." Helen Keller
>
>
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