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Enlargement explosion
Students enlarge a 2D shape using a scale factor. They can then go on to explore how enlargement works mathematically.
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| Year level(s) | Year 9 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Differentiated teaching, Mathematics investigation, Explicit teaching |
| Keywords | proportional reasoning |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Space |
| Topics | Transformation |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M9SP02
Apply the enlargement transformation to shapes and objects using dynamic geometry software as appropriate; identify and explain aspects that remain the same and those that change |
| Numeracy progression |
Proportional thinking (P7)
Understanding geometric properties (P7) |
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| Organisation | nzmaths |
| Copyright | © New Zealand Government. Free-for-education material. |
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