Watch one of the following video on scale of the solar system.
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Question 2
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Explain in your own words what it means for something to be to scale.
Question 3
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Question 4
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For 8th and honors: watch the following video and answer the questions that follow. other 6th and 7th graders, you are off the hook.
Question 5
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What was the scale factor (what did you multiply each side by to get the corresponding side of the scale pair) Scale factor of sides is _______ . Now count up the number of cubes in each. what do you need to multiply the area of the first one to get the area of the second one?_______ What do you notice? _______
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Question 7
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how do you know?
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Question 10
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a time lapse video or a slo-mo video is another example of a scaled representation. How is it similar to the size scales we have been working with so far.
Question 11
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From a time perspective parts of that first video would not be to scale. Explain why.
Question 12
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You may be asked to explain scale factors and time scales to the class on tuesday. Are you ready
Using your definition of scale above, try to match each polygon on the left to it's scale copy on the right (click & drag the one on the left side to match the one on the right)
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Question 8
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Do you agree with Tyler? Why or why not? Explain your thoughts completely
Solve for x.
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Which figures are scaled copies of the Original "A"?
