Lesson Description:
Humongous Hero is a project that involves proportions and the use of scale. Students use proportions and the handprint
of the Humongous Hero to determine its height and body measurements. Then they make a scale model of the superhero that
can be drawn on poster board. Finally, students use proportions to determine the dimensions of various items owned by
the hero.
Math Content:
Writing and Solving Proportions; Using Proportional Reasoning to Create a Scale Model; Metric Measurement; Using Proportions
to Solve Problems
Time Required: 3-5
Class Periods
Humongous Hero Proportion and Scale Project includes:
- 5 Humongous Hero assignment sheets
- 3 Humongous Hero Teacher Tips pages
- 1 Humongous Hero Cover Sheet
Materials Needed:
Centimeter measuring tapes, poster board, butcher paper, large hand cutouts
Suggested Grade Level:
5th-8th
Teacher Testimonial:
Humongous Hero is a group project that the students really enjoy. They measure each other to help determine the size
of the Humongous Hero and then use a scale to reduce the superhero down to a size that can be drawn on their poster board.
When I have used this project before, the students really enjoyed designing the look of the person (superhero) and they relied
upon their mathematics to keep him in proportion.
Enjoy your lesson!!
