7th Grade Math lesson on how a scale factor affects area & perimeter; introduces basic Scratch programming.
- Original Author: Kelly Vaughan
- Education Level: Middle School
- Content Types: Activity, Handout, Lesson Plan, Sample Scratch Project
- Curricular Areas: Computer Science, Mathematics, Technology
- Keywords: N/A
The second in a series of lesson plans introducing programming while aligning to the Common Core State Standards. I'm hoping that more teachers will participate in
Hour of Code if the content is material they have to teach anyway. In this lesson, students use the pen, motion, and loop blocks to draw a square, then create a program to scale the square.
CCSS.Math.Content.7.G.A.1 Solve problems involving scale drawings of geometric figures, including computing actual lengths and areas from a scale drawing and reproducing a scale drawing at another scale.