Angle detectives

Abstract

This problem scenario presents how a fifth-grade class used logical thinking and spatial reasoning to find the angle measurements of certain polygons without using a protractor. To access the full-size activity sheet, go to http://www.nctm.org/tcm, All Issues. Each month, this section of the Problem Solvers department showcases students' in-depth thinking and discusses the classroom results of using problems presented in previous issues of Teaching Children Mathematics.