Government of Alberta
Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Dilations
Investigate dilations using this interactive resource. Students are given an opportunity to explore how scale factors can be used to enlarge or reduce the size of a given figure. Be sure to follow the link to the printable activities,...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Gpe Scaling a Triangle in the Coordinate Plane
The goal of this task is to apply dilations to a triangle in the coordinate plane. Young scholars will need to find the coordinates of a point which cuts a given segment into one third and into two thirds. The two dilated triangles share...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Similar Figures
Find a clear explanation of similar figures. Discusses how they can be transformed through a sequence of rotations, reflections, translations, and dilations. Explanations are supported with illustrated examples.