Scale Factor Challenges

Students determine which scale factors create a copy that is larger, smaller, or the same size as the original.

By Amplify Classroom

7th Grade

Math

Today’s Goals • Determine the effect of scale factors greater than `1`, between `0` and `1`, or equal to `1` on lengths in scaled copies. • Understand how the scale factor from figure `A` to figure `B` relates to the scale factor from figure `B` to figure `A`. • Explain how different scale factors affect lengths in scaled copies. (Speaking and Listening)