Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Constructing Scale Drawings
An urban planner needs your help in creating a scale drawing. Let's use our knowledge about scale factor, length, and area to assist. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video...
NASA
Nasa: Earth, Moon and Mars Balloons
In this lesson, students will construct a scale model of the Earth-Moon-Mars system.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Robotic Perimeter
Students learn and practice how to find the perimeter of a polygonal shape. Using a ruler, they measure model rooms made of construction paper walls. They learn about other tools, such as a robot, that can help them take measurements....
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Super Slinger Engineering Challenge
Students are challenged to design, build and test small-scale launchers while they learn and follow the steps of the engineering design process. For the challenge, the "slingers" must be able to aim and launch Ping-Pong balls 20 feet...