Questions:
- Which methods leads most seamlessly to area scale factors and volume scale factors?
- Is there an argument for method 2 being helpful to practice algebraic manipulation?
- Imagine you had a scenario in which there was a missing length on both similar shapes. Which method might be least confusing in this case?
- Which method connects most effectively to scientific concepts learnt in school regarding scaling things up or down – i.e. Antman is made 100 times smaller in length. How will this affect the strength of his muscles?
Dan Pearcy 