

Scale Drawings
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6th - 8th Grade
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Ellen Levin
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Scale Drawings

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Introduction
What do you notice about the drawing of the horse compared to the actual horse?
What questions do you have about the two versions?
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Multiple Choice
What change was made to the actual horse?
Exact Copy
Reduction
Enlargement
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Scale drawing
In order for an original drawing to be reduced or enlarged, every corresponding side must be PROPORTIONAL to the original measurements.
We use MULTIPLICATION to make things bigger or smaller.
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Multiple Select
Which pairs of corresponding sides are proportional?
The bottom of each shape because 4 times 3 is 12
The right side of each shape because 4 times 3 is 12
The left side of each shape because 4 times 3 is 12
The slanted line on the left because 2.2 times 3 is 6.6.
The slanted line on the right because 2.2 times 3 is 6.6
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Multiple Choice
How is Figure F reduced to Figure B?
Multiply each side by 1/2
Multiply each side by 1/3
Multiply each side by 1/4
Multiply each side by 1/5
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Fill in the Blanks
The scale factor is
Type answer...
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Multiple Choice
Which copies are scale drawings when compared to the original triangle?
1, 2, and 3
1 and 2
2 and 3
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2
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Open Ended
Explain why Copy 3 is NOT a scale drawing of the original triangle.
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Open Ended
Is Figure B an enlargement of Figure A? Explain why or why not.
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