Key takeaways
To understand what scale factor is.
To be able to work out the scale factor.
To be able to look at GCSE questions to do with scale factors.
Host: Ms Ali is a secondary school teacher in England. She has been teaching for 7 years and also has a youtube channel aimed at students to further enhance their learning experience.
Scale Factor is how many times bigger a shape has been made. In this class, students will be guided through what a scale factor is and how to calculate the scale factor. Students will then practise GCSE style questions to test their understanding and prepare for exams. This class is aimed at Years 10 - 11 and is especially useful for students preparing for exams.
More GCSE Maths: Expanding Triple Brackets, Calculating the Mean from Grouped Tables, Using the Quadratic Formula
Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
This class is suitable for Years 10 - 11, especially those preparing for exams.
Class requirements:
You will need a laptop or device with internet connection to watch the class, as well as a pen and notepad for taking notes.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.