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Measuring Speed in the Universe

For Students 8th - 10th
In this measuring speed in the universe worksheet, students use photographs of 3 astronomical phenomena including supernova explosions, coronal mass ejections and solar flare shock waves to find how fast they move. The photographs show...
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Curated OER

Using Similar Polygons

For Students 10th
In this geometry worksheet, students use the properties of similar polygons to find the indicated missing length or the scale factor. The two page worksheet contains twenty-two questions. Answers are included.
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Curated OER

Leveled Problem Solving Scale Drawings and Models

For Students 5th
In this scale drawings worksheet, 5th graders learn to solve measurement problems using scale drawings and models for the six word problems.
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California Mathematics Project

Model Solar System

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The sun's diameter is 864,337 miles—challenge learners to create a scale model of the solar system that fits in your classroom. Scholars make conversions and work with scientific notation as they create the scale model. 
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CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 7th Grade Math – Target E

For Teachers 7th Standards
How well do your classes understand scale? You'll certainly know after they answer the set of eight questions from an informative and helpful presentation. Questions include items from coordinate geometry, similar triangles, and scale...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Area and Volume of Similar Solids: Similar Solids

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Five questions make up an interactive designed to boosts knowledge of area and volume of solid figures. Question types include multiple-choice, true or false, and fill-in-the-blank. A scale model changes measurement to provide a visual...
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PBS

Human Tree: Ratios

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Create a personal tree. By visiting an exhibit at the National Museum of Mathematics, the resource introduces the idea of fractals. The exhibit takes an image of the person and creates a tree by repeating scaled images on the shoulders...
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How Big is Barbie?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students measure various dimensions of a male and a female dolls body and scale them proportionally to average human measurements. They calculate the appropriate scale factor (magnitude) to enlarge their doll and apply that scale factor...
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Bowland

Design the Mascot

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Explore how resizing an object affects its area. The set of lessons challenges young mathematicians to design a mascot for electronic devices. These designs undergo resizing to determine how scale factors of dilation affect area.
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Education Development Center

Anita's Way to Add Fractions with Unlike Denominators

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
Could you develop your own way to add fractions with unlike denominators? An in-depth task has scholars examine a fictional conversation between several people in which they discuss a method of adding fractions with unlike denominators....
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Intuitive Notion of Dilation

For Students 7th - 8th
In this dilation worksheet, students identify pictures of a dilation. They determine the scale factor and length of missing sides. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.
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Enlargement

For Students 6th
In this enlargement worksheet, 6th graders solve and complete 3 different types of problems. First, they enlarge the given shape by a scale factor of 3. Then, students find the scale factor of the next enlargement. Finally, they enlarge...
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Similar Objects

For Students 8th - 12th
In this geometry instructional activity, students walk through the process of comparing the scale factor of two cylinders' surface area and volume and answer questions about the scale factor of prisms. There are 15 questions.
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Scale Me Down

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create scale drawings, and ultimately scale models, of real-world objects in this Math lesson about ratios, proportion, scaling factors, and cross products. The lesson includes ideas for cross-curricular extensions and is...
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Triangles

For Students 10th
In this triangles worksheet, 10th graders solve and graph 8 different problems that include various transformations. First, they write a rule for the composition of a dilation of a scale factor. Then, students determine whether a graphed...
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Curated OER

Exploring Similar Figures

For Students 10th
For this similar figures worksheet, 10th graders solve and measure 10 different angles that are similar. First, they determine which angel corresponds to each given angle. Then, students determine the scale factor of a particular...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Dilating a Line

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High School geometers verify through experimentation certain properties about dilations. This multi-step problem challenges them to construct examples of dilations to verify specific facts, the final step provides an opportunity to more...
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Curated OER

The Attack of the Manhole Monsters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of similarity. They examine such topics as ratio of corresponding sides, internal ratios and scaling factors. After watching a video, student groups perform experiments outside the school building.
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Utah Education Network (UEN)

It's All Just Similar to Me

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the concept of similar figures. In this similar figures lesson, pupils calculate scale factors of similar triangles. They find missing sides of triangles, and measure angles using protractors and measure sides of...
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PPT
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Perimeter

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Have your class practice finding the perimeter of several given shapes. This slide show includes a definition and example of how to find perimeter along with several practice problems for the class to solve.
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Similarity

For Students 7th - 12th
In this similarity worksheet, students identify similar shapes.  They determine the scale factor of the similar shapes and find their volume and area.  Students enlarge shapes according to the given scale factor.  They determine the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dilations in the Plane

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Tenth graders investigate dilations and explore the dilation transformation before investigating the properties of a dilation using Cabri Jr. High schoolers extend the concept of dilatation to the coordinate plane.
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Assessment
EngageNY

Mid-Module Assessment Task: Grade 8 Module 3

For Students 8th Standards
How well does the class understand dilations? The three-part assessment presents problems related to the properties of dilations. Pupils perform dilations and determine whether a dilation is responsible for a specific image.
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Activity
Indian Institute of Technology

Could King Kong Exist?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The title says it all: Could King Kong exist? Investigate how increasing the dimensions of an object affects its surface area and volume to mathematically conclude whether a creature with the weight and height of King Kong could actually...

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