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Take mathematics to the hoop! Pairs first measure the linear distances on a basketball court. Using those measurements, they determine the scale lengths to create a scaled model. To finish the activity, learners create models of the court using the calculated measurements.
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Instructional Ideas
- Allow teams to use any playing field, not just a basketball court
- Lead a discussion on how to easily find ratios of areas if ratios of lengths are known
Classroom Considerations
- Requires access to a gym to measure the basketball court
Pros
- Includes a rubric for scoring
- Contains questions requiring geometric analysis
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- None