wunder beta🕐 Clockwise and Counterclockwise Turns
Learn the way a clock's hands spin — clockwise — and its opposite, counterclockwise, then turn objects both ways!
What you’ll learn
- Which Way Is Clockwise?Tell clockwise from counterclockwise using a clock as a guide.Clockwise is the way a clock's hands move: top, then right, then down, then left. Counterclockwise is the opposite, going against the clock: top, then left, then down, then right. A clock is a handy guide for naming which way something turns.
- Turning in Both DirectionsTurn objects clockwise and counterclockwise and use the words in real life.You can turn things a quarter turn clockwise or counterclockwise, and turning the opposite way undoes a turn. We use both directions all the time: twisting a jar lid clockwise to close it and counterclockwise to open it. Knowing the two directions helps you follow and give turning directions.
Questions this course answers
Which turn is CLOCKWISE?
Clockwise is the direction a clock's hands move.
Counterclockwise means turning...
Counterclockwise is the opposite direction from a clock's hands.
A turn goes top, then LEFT, then down. Which direction is that?
Moving toward the left first is counterclockwise.
You made a clockwise turn. Which direction UNDOES it?
Turning counterclockwise undoes a clockwise turn.
Which everyday action uses a turn?
Twisting a jar lid is a turn — clockwise to close, counterclockwise to open.
A clock's hands turn in which direction?
A clock's hands turn clockwise — that is where the name comes from!
Grounded in trusted sources
- PBS Kids — shapes and geometry
- Khan Academy Kids
- Britannica Kids
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
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