Enlargement

Curriculum Relevance

England

Key Stage 4

Ma3: Shape, Space and Measures

• (3c) recognise, visualise and construct enlargements of objects
  
• (3d) recognise that enlargements preserve angle but not length; identify the scale factor of an enlargement as the ratio of the lengths of any two corresponding line segments

Wales

Key Stages 3 and 4

Shape, Space and Measures

• (2.2) recognise and visualise the transformations of shapes; understand the notation used to describe them
  
• (2.3) understand and use the properties of transformations to create and analyse patterns, investigate the properties of shapes and derive results

Northern Ireland

Key Stages 3 and 4

Shape, Space and Measures

Position, Movement and Direction

• (d) understand transformations of shapes; enlarge a shape through a given centre of enlargement, initially by a whole number scale factor and then a positive fractional scale factor

Scotland

Standard Grade

Shape: Scale Drawings

• enlarging and reducing figures; using scale drawings to solve problems - work out a scale factor from a diagram (General Level)