The interactive applet allows learners to explore the relationships between side length, area, and perimeter. Students see how changes in the scale factor influence the ratio of areas and perimeters. [Requires Java.]

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students dilate figures in the coordinate plane. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...

Determine the fractal dimensions of several line-deformation fractals. Input the scale factor and number of similar copies, and the dimension will be calculated.

This lesson demonstrates how to find the scale factor. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Finding Scale Factors."