Create a similar blueprint. The differentiated lesson has pupils work in teams to create a brochure, scale model, or blueprint of a selected house with some minor changes. Once finished, team members present their final projects to the rest of the class. Each level of differentiation requires more and more use of mathematical skills.

Concepts

similar figures, similarity, ratios, proportional reasoning, proportions, blueprints, scale, scale models

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the differentiated lesson as part of ratio and proportions unit that involves scaled drawings 

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes the class understands similarity
• Requires that learners are able to solve proportions

Pros

• Includes rubrics for each level of the different projects
• Contains a pre-test to assess knowledge before beginning the lesson
  

Cons

• It is not clear how the performance task fits within the unit outline

Common Core

7.RP.A.3 7.G.A.1 MP1 MP5 MP6