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Properties of Dilations Lesson PlanProperties of Dilations Lesson Plan
Publisher
EngageNY
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Grade
8th
Subjects
Math
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Duration
45 mins
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Direct Instruction
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Technology
Scientific Equipment
Year
2015
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Language
English, Arabic
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Properties of Dilations

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Investigate dilations to learn more about them. The second segment in a series of 16 provides a discussion of properties of dilations by going through examples. The problem set provides opportunities for scholars to construct dilations.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

dilation, dilations, geometric constructions, constructions, scale factors, scale, transformations, lines, line segments, segments, rays, angles

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Have class members perform the example constructions

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires geometric construction tools
  • The class should be familiar with how to measure distances with a compass

Pros

  • The answer keys use colors to distinguish the different dilations
  • The closing summarizes the major concepts from the lesson

Cons

  • None

Common Core

8.G.A.3 MP3 MP5

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