This activity is about saying how far round a shape has turned, clockwise or anticlockwise.

Example 1

How far round have these shapes turned at each stage?

Answer

This shows half turns. The tips of the E go from pointing to the right, to the left, to the right and finally to the left.

Example 2

How far round have these shapes turned at each stage?

Answer

This shows quarter clockwise turns. 

Look at the tip of the arrow. Imagine a clock face. 

The tip goes from 12 to 3, to 6, to 9. At each stage it is moving clockwise a quarter turn.

Does that make sense? If you find it hard to remember which is clockwise or anticlockwise, spend a few minutes looking at the hands on a clock and see which way they turn. It will be clockwise.

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