Scaling - Worksheet

The "Scaling Worksheet" is a comprehensive resource designed to help students understand and apply the concept of scaling in mathematics. The worksheet presents a variety of tasks that require learners to complete sentences by determining how many times greater or fewer one quantity is compared to another. For example, students might be asked to calculate how many times as many circles there are as squares, and vice versa. Additionally, they are prompted to identify correct bar models that visually represent given statements, such as the number of fries on one person's plate compared to another's, or the number of cars of different colors in a car park.

The exercises also involve matching activities where students draw lines to pair numbers with those that are a specified multiple larger or smaller. These tasks reinforce the concept of scaling by factors such as two, five, or eight. Learners are further challenged to draw bar models to represent relationships between quantities, like the number of fiction versus non-fiction books in a library. The worksheet includes practical scenarios, asking students to calculate, for instance, how many counters one person has if it's ten times the amount another has, or determining the number of green apples when given the quantity of red apples and their ratio. The worksheet culminates with problem-solving questions where students must justify whether given statements about proportions are correct, enhancing their critical thinking and reasoning skills in the context of scaling.