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This Retina Display activity also includes:
- No Retina Display compared to Retina Display
- One with Full Text as It Is Displayed on Apple’S Website
- One with Much of the Text Removed to Make It More Manageable (Thanks to Andrew Stadel for That Suggestion)
- Iphone 5 with Superimposed Triangle
- Wikipedia Provides Confirmation of Our Approach to This Problem
- The Iphone 5′S Pixel Density from Apple’S Website with Full Text
- The Iphone 5′S Pixel Density from Apple’S Website with Much of the Text Removed
- As an Extension, Students Can Determine the Pixel Density of Several Other Phones and Compare Them to the Iphone 5
- The Other Phones’ Pixel Density
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Learners calculate the pixel density of a specific cell phone using the concept of similarity. They use information from the cell phone's website to make their calculations and then compare their results to the posted information.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use as a performance task during a unit on density and scale
- Provide background information on retina displays and pixels
Classroom Considerations
- Expects a strong understanding of scale models and proportions
- This content requires Adobe Flash to view
Pros
- Offers solution information from the phone manufacturer
- Incorporates several different concepts into a single task
Cons
- None