Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Similar Polygons and Scale Factors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students what similar polygons are and how to use scale factors to solve for missing information in similar polygons.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Proportions to Find Scale Ratios

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students find a scale, ratio, or proportion given actual and scale dimensions. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Kid Vid: Scaling Up Rectangles

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Watch a student think through a problem about how the area of a rectangle changes when both sides are increased by the same scale factor and use online tools to demonstrate understanding of concepts related to area and scale factors in...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Using Scale Factors: Drawing Your Body to Scale

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Teachers will use this lesson plan to review and apply skills involving scale factors. Teachers will use illuminations website to review scale factor. Then students will be given instructions to draw their bodies to scale.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Similarity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This learning tutorial describes the characteristics of similar figures and how to use scale factor and proportions to determine missing side lengths. The lesson includes PowerPoint presentations and videos demonstrating how to solve...
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Dance Performance: Position on a Map

For Students 5th - 6th
This interactive website allows students to practice their map skills including scale factors on a map.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: To Scale or Not to Scale? That Is the Factor.

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will learn to solve proportions and find missing sides of similar figures using the scale factor. This lesson is best taught before the concept of cross multiplication is developed. Not only will the student learn the process of...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Similar Figures

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is designed to introduce proportional relationships between similar figures. It also introduces the concept of scale factor.