January 12, 2017 - Mrs. Wiist’s 8th grade math classes at Tenaha ISD just finished the first semester with a project-based learning activity.
Students used what they’ve learned about scale factor and changes that scale factor has on three dimensional models to create their own 3D scale models.
This year’s projects really capture the ingenuity and creativeness of the 8th grade students. Students created a wide assortment of projects that included everything from amazing water towers to zipping space craft.
Students learned that the scale factor affects all measurements proportionally. Additionally, they found that the scale factor can be used to cause the dimensions to enlarge or reduce in size. Some students chose to take really large items and use a scale factor between zero and one to create a model that was a reduction of the original item. While other students chose an original item and created scale models that were enlargements by using scale factors that were greater than one.
We hope you enjoy seeing some of the fantastic projects created by this year’s Tenaha ISD 8th grade students.
