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Mathematics / Year 5 / Measurement and Geometry / Location and transformation

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Curriculum content descriptions

Apply the enlargement transformation to familiar two dimensional shapes and explore the properties of the resulting image compared with the original (ACMMG115)

Elaborations
  • using digital technologies to enlarge shapes
  • using a grid system to enlarge a favourite image or cartoon
General capabilities
  • Numeracy Numeracy
ScOT terms

Dilation

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This is a website designed for teachers and students in year 5, and addresses components of the enlargement transformations topic in geometry. It is particularly relevant for the concept of enlarging two-dimensional shapes and also contains material on enlarging drawings using grid paper. There are pages for both teachers ...

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