Room: 28
Learning Objectives
Level 5
To be able to demonstrate how to enlarging shapes using squares.
Can you explain the method for enlarging any shapes?
Level 6
To be able to explain how to enlarge a 2D shape by a whole number scale factor.
Can you explain the effect of enlargement on lengths and angles?
Resources
Level 5
Introduce the idea of enlarging shapes. Demonstrate using a grid and then a larger copy of the grid to enlarge the
shape.
Enlargement Cartoons - using squares (print)
Introduce students to informal enlargement using the Bart and Sponge Bob examples (print)
Enlarge Bart (print)
Enlarge Donald (print)
Enlarge Mickey (print)
Ten Ticks - 7-8, 4, 35 (print)
Learning Objective for next lesson:
Level 4
To be able to explain how to convert from one metric unit to another.
Why are there different units of measurements for the same thing eg. cm, m, km...?
Level 5
To be able to use conversion factors for converting one unit into another including approximate conversions from imperial units to metric units.
What are the common conversion that we need to know?
To be able to solve real life problems involving measurements.
How do you know which is the most appropriate unit to use?
