Ladder Pattern Builder Skill Check Pair Game

Hide Notes Overview: What happens to the perimeter of a shape if you double its size? What happens to the area? What about trebling its size, or making it 4 times bigger? These investigations encourage exploration of these mysteries!

Step 8 Perimeters of Similar Shapes Investigate! Notes for Teachers: Explore how, when you double the size of a shape, the perimeter also doubles. Then look at what happens when the shape is made 3x or 4x larger. Does the same thing work? Hide Notes       See champions and stars   Areas of Simliar Shapes Investigate! Notes for Teachers: What happens to the area of a shape when you double its size? It doesn't just double... And what happens when the shape is made 3x or 4x larger? Hide Notes       See champions and stars