Lesson Plan
EngageNY

An Exercise in Creating a Scale Drawing

For Teachers 7th Standards
Design your dream classroom. The lesson plan contains an exercise to have teams create a scale drawing of their dream classroom. Pairs take the measurements of their classroom and furniture and create a scale factor for them. To finish...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Floor Plan

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
A multi-step problem has learners finding the actual area based on a scale drawing and then converting units at the end. Two different solution choices are listed depending on the preference on which step to start first. Both methods can...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading a Floor Plan

For Students 5th
For this reading a floor plan worksheet, 5th graders use the floor plan, the scale or 1/8 in. = 1 ft. and an inch ruler to answer 6 questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Leveled Problem Solving Scale Drawings and Models

For Students 5th
In this scale drawings learning exercise, 5th graders learn to solve measurement problems using scale drawings and models for the six word problems.
Activity
Noyce Foundation

Measuring Up

For Students K - 12th Standards
Teach the basics of measurement and conversion with a five-lesson resource that builds an understanding of proportion and measurement conversion from elementary through high school. Initially, young scholars use ratios to determine soup...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Worksheet One

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
For this area worksheet, learners multiply to find the area of a rectangle. They are told that this is the floor plan of an attic. Students compute the number of rolls of insulation needed to cover the floor as well as the total cost to...