Calculating Scale Factors Year 6 Ratio Resource Pack

Calculating Scale Factors Year 6 Resources

Step 6: Calculating Scale Factors Year 6 Spring Block 6 Resources

Calculating Scale Factors Year 6 Resource Pack includes a teaching PowerPoint and differentiated varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving resources for Spring Block 6.

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This pack includes:

  • Calculating Scale Factors Year 6 Teaching PowerPoint.
  • Calculating Scale Factors Year 6 Varied Fluency with answers.
  • Calculating Scale Factors Year 6 Reasoning and Problem Solving with answers.

National Curriculum Objectives

Mathematics Year 6: (6R3) Solve problems involving similar shapes where the scale factor is known or can be found

Differentiation For Year 6 Calculating Scale Factors:

Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support calculating scale factors. Involving whole numbers only.
Expected Questions to support calculating scale factors. Involving whole numbers in measurements but some scaled factors can increase by a half.
Greater Depth Questions to support calculating scale factors. Involving some decimals in measurements and some scaled factors can increase by a half.

Reasoning and Problem Solving
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Problem Solving)
Developing Use given clues to identify the scale factor used. Involving whole numbers only.
Expected Use given clues to identify the scale factor used. Involving whole numbers in measurements but some scaled factors can increase by a half.
Greater Depth Use given clues to identify the scale factor used. Involving some decimals in measurements and some scaled factors can increase by a half.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain if a statement is correct. Involving whole numbers only.
Expected Explain if a statement is correct. Involving whole numbers in measurements but some scaled factors can increase by a half.
Greater Depth Explain if a statement is correct. Involving some decimals in measurements and some scaled factors can increase by a half.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain which scale factor has been used. Involving whole numbers only.
Expected Explain which scale factor has been used. Involving whole numbers in measurements but some scaled factors can increase by a half.
Greater Depth Explain which scale factor has been used. Involving some decimals in measurements and some scaled factors can increase by a half.

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