Students make model caverns out of paper mache or clay. They bury them in a tray of sand, and test the models by dropping balls into them simulating as asteroid hitting the earth. They discuss the results of the activity in a whole class...

This lesson will provide students the opportunity to work with scale drawings as they create their own road trip to see how far they go using a map of the United States.

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...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students estimate actual areas of parallelograms in scale drawings. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos...

Use a scale drawing of the Hunley as a model from which to draw a full-scale version of the Confederate submarine, the CSS H.L. Hunley.

Students practice interpreting scale models, receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

Through this instructional activity, learners will learn how to use ratios to create a scale drawing of their classroom's floor plan. It provides adaptations, discussion questions, assessment rubric, and suggested readings to help...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students find a scale, ratio, or proportion given actual and scale dimensions. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...

Students can follow these easy steps to develop a model (drawing) of their room and the things in it. Then they can broaden the drawing to include their entire floor, apartment, or house.

Interactive quiz where students count the squares in the grid to determine the scale factor of the shapes.

Students will learn about the ongoing issues associated with drought in California and how water conservation can be part of a solution. Students will design a rooftop water catchment system for drought-conscious Ms. Drizzle to install...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find scale dimensions using actual measurements and a ratio or proportion.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson studnets find actual or scale dimensions using a given scale, ratio, or proportion. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...

Middle schoolers will utilize new found knowledge of architectural design and engineering to apply math and science skills in building a structure. By using interactive websites, they will create scale drawing plans and design and...

In this activity, students can use the concepts of similarity to create a scale drawing of the national flag, that is large enough to cover most of a football field.

In this video, students explore Depression-era post office murals and modern outdoor murals to learn how artists use proportional reasoning and measurement to create large-scale paintings. The video ends with the question, "How do...

Practice drawing the solar system to scale.

This interactive website allows students to practice their map skills including scale factors on a map.

This activity is specifically designed for a field trip to Drayton Hall, which is a historic plantation near Charleston, South Carolina. It does provide a model of how a similar activity could be designed for a local area, and there are...

Explore ratios in terms of scales on a map.

In this lesson, learners will construct a scale model of the Earth-Moon-Mars system.

In this lesson, middle schoolers create and solve problems related to scale and write and perform a scene to share their problems and solutions. Media resources and teacher materials are included.

Students will use their knowledge of scale factor to enlarge a picture to scale. They will then use PhotoStory to create a collage of their pictures. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science...

Teachers will use this lesson to review and apply skills involving scale factors. Teachers will use illuminations website to review scale factor. Then students will be given instructions to draw their bodies to scale.