BC Math 9 Scale Factors & Similarity Unit | No Prep! Engaging, Differentiated!

Are you searching for a thorough and engaging unit plan for Similarity and Scale Factors? Then this resource is for you!

This thoughtfully constructed unit is designed to bring math to life, ensuring an enriching learning experience for your students whether you’re in the classroom, at home, or distance learning.

With editable files in both .pdf and .docx formats, you have the flexibility to customize the content to suit your students' needs and your teaching style. The preview document contains images and information about every resource included.

WHAT SETS THIS RESOURCE APART:

1. Formative Assessment Opportunities for Personalized Growth
   This unit has multiple formative assessment strategies where students can get specific feedback on their progress. There are also opportunities for students to self-assess and reflect, empowering students to become active in their learning. All questions are marked with icons indicating to students which mathematical competency they are pursuing, aiding their self-directed learning process.
2. Interactivity and Collaboration
   Each lesson comes with engaging warm-up ideas and interactive whiteboard activities, which help foster a supportive learning environment. Students will be actively involved and thinking in your classroom.
3. Differentiation
   Cater to diverse learning needs with differentiated daily practice assignments, tiered by difficulty level, allowing every student to challenge themselves and find success. An extension assignment is provided for early finishers as well.
4. Real-World Connections and Project-Based Learning
   The unit includes a variety of authentic real-world applications in the warm-ups, lesson notes, activities, assignments, etc. The rich task (mini project) where students design a floor plan and budget to remodel their room, is a chance to foster creativity and critical thinking.
5. Lesson Videos
   Links to YouTube lesson videos are included to go with the scaffolded lesson notes. They are a great tool for students who have been absent or who need to review a concept a second time.

MATH CONCEPTS COVERED:

• SI Units - unit conversions and estimating lengths using referents
• Scale factors, enlargements, and reductions
• Analyzing and drawing scale diagrams
• Similar triangles

WHAT IS INCLUDED:
Every resource has a step-by-step detailed answer key:

• Info. for teachers: lesson plans, one-page easy-to-use form for recording assessment data, and 2-page document explaining intension and purpose of each resource
• Student unit outline and calendar
• 4 sets of scaffolded lesson notes (with links to videos)
• 5 sets of group whiteboard activities (task cards)
• 5 individual practice assignments (including one "get ready" assignment)
• 4 sets of checkpoints (with self-assessment component)
• 1 unit review assignment
• 2 quizzes and 1 unit test (with rubrics)
• 1 set of extension/challenge questions for early finishers
• 1 rich task (mini project) – design a room

This unit aligns with the current BC Math 9 curriculum and reporting order in British Columbia, Canada (2023). But, this resource can be used/adapted for any curriculum or location since all files are editable.

If you are looking for a bundle with just the basic resources (notes, assignments, quizzes, review, test): click here.

Links to other BC Math 9 resources:

• Entire B.C. Math 9 curriculum (8 units)
• Unit 1: Operations with Rational Numbers
• Unit 2: Scale Factors and Similarity
• Unit 3: Powers and Exponents
• Unit 4: Polynomials and Expressions
• Unit 5: Linear Relations
• Unit 6: Solving Linear Equations
• Unit 7: Statistics in Society
• Unit 8: Financial Literacy
• Spiral Review for the entire math 9 in BC course
• BC Math 9 Basic Resource Bundle: Guided Notes, Assignments, Quizzes, Review, Test

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LICENSING TERMS:
This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. If you are a coach, principal, or district interested in transferable licenses to accommodate yearly staff changes, please contact me for a quote at 360.maths.360@gmail.com.

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