Lesson Plan

Scale Factors

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Is it bigger, or is it smaller—or maybe it's the same size? Individuals learn to describe enlargements and reductions and quantify the result. Lesson five in the series connects the creation of a dilated image to the result. Pupils understand that the ratio used to create the dilation is the scale factor of the image. 

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CCSS: Designed
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Instructional Ideas
  • Form collaborative groups and assign different practice problems; have each group present their problem to the entire class
  • Instruct pupils to use graph paper to help find measurements
Classroom Considerations
  • Learners should already be comfortable with the concept of a dilation and how to create a dilation
Pros
  • The lesson scaffolds the examples to lead to the desired concept
  • Includes an opening activity and exit ticket along with independent practice problems
Cons
  • None