If you played soccer as a young child, or if you spent time on soccer fields where children play, you may have noticed that not all soccer balls are the same size. Younger players start out with smaller soccer balls, and then as they move up through different age groups, the soccer balls they use get larger. Click each of these images to learn more about variations in soccer ball size.
Question
Does the shape of your soccer ball change as you get older?
No. The ball remains a sphere even though its size changes.
Question
Think about what you have learned about similar figures. Do you think the various sizes of soccer balls are similar? Why or why not?
The different-sized balls are similar. They are all the same shape but different sizes.
