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EXPLORING MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIPS MODULE 5: INVESTIGATION 2 Mathematically Similar Rectangles 1

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EXPLORING MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIPSMODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2

MathematicallySimilarRectangles

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ACTIVITY 5.2.1

SequenceofSquares

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.1– SequenceofSquares

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Openproject5-AlteringPolygons- ifonline Saveasacopyandaddyourname- ifoffline Saveasandaddyourname

Usetheexistingsquare blockinashortscripttodrawasquareofthesidelengthof20.

Usingthesamescripttodrawsquareswithsidelengths40,60,80,100…

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.1– SequenceofSquares

(ifyoudonotclearthestageafterdrawingeachsquare)

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Draginthechangesidelengthby...blockandkeepitisolated.Exploreit,useit.Explorethesidelengthmonitorinthestage.

u Whatisthedifferencebetweentheblockschangesidelengthby…andsetsidelengthto…?

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.1– SequenceofSquares

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Clearthescreenandbuildascripttodrawthewholepatternofgrowingsquaresinoneclick.

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.1– SequenceofSquares

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u Haveyouusedtherepeat blocktomakeyourscriptshort?

u Howmanysquaresarethereinyourpattern?

u Whatisthesidelengthofthefirstsquare?Thesecondsquare?

u Whatisthefinalsidelengthdrawn?Whatisthevalueofthesidelength variableattheend?Explainthedifference.

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Discussthescriptsbelow,envisagetheoutputofeachscript.

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.1– SequenceofSquares

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u Whatistheinitialvalueofthesidelength variableineachscript?Whatisitsfinalvalueafterfinishingtherepeat loop?

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Buildascripttodrawarowofidenticalsquaresnexttoeachother.

Buildascripttodrawarowofincreasingsquares,thefirstonehavingthesidelengthof20andeachoneincreasingby10.

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.1– SequenceofSquares

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[Extension]Modifyyourpreviousscriptsothesquareshaveagapof10betweenthem.

[Extension]Modifyyourscriptsothateachsquarehasarandomsidelengthbetween30and60.

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.1– [Extension]SequenceofSquares

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[Extension]Herearethreealternativesolutionswhichalldrawtheoutputbelow.Discuss:whichoneiseasiertoread?

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.1– [Extension]SequenceofSquares

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[Extension]Tryandrecreatesomeofthepatternsbelowbybuildingonwhatyouhavedonesofar.Thinkofyourown.

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.1– [Extension]SequenceofSquares

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ACTIVITY 5.2.2

AlteringRectangles

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.2– AlteringRectangles

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Continueinyour5-AlteringPolygonsproject.

Buildascripttodrawarectanglewithaheightof100andbaseof30.

Makeanewblockcalledrectangle.

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.2– AlteringRectangles

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Makeanewvariablecalledheight anduseitinthemoveblockwithintherectangle definition.

Drawdifferentrectanglesbysettingthevalueofheight andrunningtheblockrectangle.

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.2– AlteringRectangles

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Usetheblockchangeheight by…insiderepeat todrawvariouspatternsofgrowingrectangles.

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.2– AlteringRectangles

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Makeanewvariablecalledbaseandchangeyourrectangledefinitionsothatitusesboththevariablesheight andbase.

ExperimentwiththeBeetlepointingindifferentdirectionsanddrawingthesamerectangle.

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.2– AlteringRectangles

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u Whatisthesame andwhatisdifferent aboutyourrectangles?

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Readthescriptsbelowandenvisagetheoutcomes.Matchthescriptwiththesetofrectanglesitwouldcreate.

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.2– AlteringRectangles

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Explorethelineconnectingtheupperrightcornersoftherectangles.Someofthemwecall“magic”.

u Whatdoyounoticeaboutthe“magic”line?

u Arethefirstandlastrectanglesineachsequencethesame?

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.2– AlteringRectangles

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[Extension]Trytocreatethepatternsbeloworsimilarusingyourrectangle block:

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.2– [Extension]AlteringRectangles

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ACTIVITY 5.2.3

ExploringMathematicalSimilarity

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.3– ExploringMathematicalSimilarity

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Continueinyourproject5-AlteringPolygons.

Buildascriptthatsetsthevariablesheight to60andbase to30.Drawarectangleusingthesevalues.

MaketheBeetle usethesay…blocktocalculateandsaythevalueofheightdividedbybase.

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.3– ExploringMathematicalSimilarity

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u Intheexampleabovewhatdoesthenumber2represent?

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Buildanotherscriptwhichdrawsarectangle,says… thevalueofheight / baseandthenchangesthevaluesofheight andbase.

Runthescriptseveraltimesandobservethesequenceofrectanglesandvalues.

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.3– ExploringMathematicalSimilarity

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CompletethetablesA toD onyourworksheetbydoingthefollowingsteps:

n Buildthetwoscripts.n Clickontheset blockstosettheheight and base values.n Clickthesecondscriptandthennotedownthevalue

displayedinthetable– repeatthisprocesssevenmoretimes.

Ensure youhavecorrectlysettheheight andbase valuesbeforeclickingonthesecondscript.

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.3– ExploringMathematicalSimilarity

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MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.3– ExploringMathematicalSimilarity

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CompletethetablesE toH onyourworksheetbydoingthefollowingsteps:

n Buildthetwoscripts.n Choosetheinitialvaluesandthevaluestochange…by…

andtypetheseintotheemptyholes(alsonotedownonyourworksheet).

n Clickontheset blockstosettheheight and base values.n Clickthesecondscriptandthennotedownthevalue

displayedinthetable– repeatthisprocesssevenmoretimes.

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.3– ExploringMathematicalSimilarity

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u Canyoubuildascriptsothatyoursequenceofrectangleshasa“magic”line?Explainhowyoudidthistoanotherpupil.

u Whenthereisa“magic”linewhatwilltheBeetlesay?

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MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Activity5.2.3– ExploringMathematicalSimilarity

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EXTENSION ACTIVITY 5.2.4

Unplugged:RectangleJumble

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Ext.Activity5.2.4– Unplugged:RectangleJumble

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Aschoolhasaswimmingpoolthatis60x15metres.Discusswhichoftheseplanscouldbeascaledrawingofthepool.

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Ext.Activity5.2.4– Unplugged:RectangleJumble

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Sorttheserectanglesintothreegroups:n rectangleswithheight2timesthebase(2to1)n rectangleswithheight3timesthebase(3to1)n rectangleswithheight4timesthebase(4to1)

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Ext.Activity5.2.4– Unplugged:RectangleJumble

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Foreachofthescriptsonthetoprowfindascriptonthebottomrowthatwilldrawaproportionalrectangle.

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2Ext.Activity5.2.4– Unplugged:RectangleJumble

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MyInvestigation2 checklist:

Ibuiltascriptwhichdrawsasquareusingavariableforthesidelength.Ibuiltascriptthatdrawsapatternofincreasingsquaresusingthechangebyblock.Ibuiltascripttodrawarectangleusingvariablesfortheheightandbase.Ibuiltascriptthatdrawsapatternofincreasingrectanglesusingthechangebyblock.Icreatedapatternofproportionallysimilarrectanglesandexplainedthe“magic”line.Ienvisagedwhichrectangleswereproportionallysimilartoeachother(fromimagesaswellasscripts).

MODULE 5:INVESTIGATION 2

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avariablesblockwhichwillchangethecurrentvalueofavariablesbyaspecifiedamount.

MODULE 5INVESTIGATION 2:KeyVocabulary

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