Similar Shapes

Introduction

Dr Frost Maths (includes slides and worksheets)

• Similarity and Congruence

  • GCSE-Similarity

    • Y9 U3 Shapes - ex1 similar shapes

    • Y9 U6 Three Dimensions - ex2 similar areas and volumes (extended curriculum)

    • Y9 U6 Three Dimensions - ex3 area and volume units (extended curriculum)

• Model Boat - The Chalk Face 

• Baby surface area - The Chalk Face

Practice

Transum

• Similar Shapes: Questions about the scale factors of lengths, areas and volumes of similar shapes.

Corbett Maths (Answers)

• Similar shapes: definition   Video 291     Practice Questions

• Similar shapes: finding sides     Video 292     Practice Questions     Textbook Exercise

• Similar shapes: area       Video 293a     Practice Questions    Textbook Exercise

• Similar shapes: volume   Video 293b     Practice Questions    Textbook Exercise

• Similar shapes: further     Video 294       Practice Questions

• Units: converting areas     Video 350     Practice Questions     Textbook Exercise

• Units: converting volumes   Video 351    Practice Questions    Textbook Exercise

Dr Austin Maths

• Investigating Similar Triangles Activity (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Similar Shapes Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Similar Shapes Practice Grid (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Similar Shapes Odd One Out (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Similar Shapes Crack the Code (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Similar Areas and Volumes Fill In The Blanks (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Similar Areas and Volumes Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Harder Similar Areas and Volumes Fill In The Blanks (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Harder Similar Areas and Volumes Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

Increasingly Difficult Questions

• Similar triangles questions - @taylorda01

Maths4everyone (includes practice/ exam questions)

• Similar shapes

Extension

• Similar shapes (area and volume) exam questions (answers) - Maths Genie

• Prove it! - MathsPad

Other Resources

Similar sides

• Similarity slides - Don Steward

• Similarity - CIMT

• Similar Triangles notes and exercises - martahidegkuti.com

• Identifying similar triangles - Mathematics Assessment Project. 

• Evaluating Statements about Enlargements - Mathematics Assessment Project

• Similar shapes and equations - Mr Thompson on TES

• Similar shapes booklet - tumshy on TES.

• Similar triangles - steele1989 on TES

Area and Volume

• Lengths, areas and volumes in similar shapes - Boss Maths

• Length, Area and Volume Factors - Median Don Steward

• Similarity Check In - OCR

• Similar area and volume - mathshelper.co.uk

• IS MYP maths skills-based practice directory