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Scale factors inquiry
This prompt explores the effect of changing the dimensions of a cube on the volume. It uses ratio, scale factor and measurement. There is scope for the use of dynamic geometry and concrete materials. The resource includes classroom examples, teacher notes and guided questions.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 8 Year 9
- Purpose
- Assessment tasks Student activities Teaching resource
- Strand
- Measurement Space
- Topic
- Area, volume and surface area Proportion, rates and ratios
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Downloadable resource
- Numeracy progression
- Number patterns and algebraic thinking (P8) Proportional thinking (P5, P7) Understanding geometric properties (P7) Understanding money (P9)
- Publisher
- Inquiry Maths
- Copyright
- © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Keywords
- surface area scale factor ratio
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