Using Scale

How can you fit an entire school on one sheet of paper? You use scale! Scholars measure rooms in the school and, using the correct scale, design a floor plan that includes area calculations with their data.

Add some visual arts to your pre-algebra curriculum with an engaging drawing project. After choosing a favorite comic strip, picture, or illustration, young mathematicians create enlarged scale drawings following a set of defined criteria.

Real-life math is really great! In groups, learners measure objects in the classroom. After comparing measurements, they determine a scale and create a blueprint of the classroom. They discuss the purpose of using scale drawings in...

Scale up your lessons on geometry and ask learners to investigate conditions on triangles, scale drawings, area and circumference of circles, and angle relationships. The resource includes activities and a homework assignment.

See how design and geometry go hand in hand. The activity asks learners to use geometry to design a backyard garden given dimensions of each feature. Scholars work with ratios and scale to develop an accurate scale drawing that includes...

Everyone loves a sale, but they need to know how to find the new price with the scale factor and proportions. The scale factor is like the key needed to find that missing piece of the puzzle. Show your learners how to find the scale...

Different scale factors produce different results. Show your learners the difference between scale factors greater than and less than one and their different results. The video emphasizes using division to find the scale factor between...

Percents and proportions go hand in hand since they both represent parts of a whole. Your learners are given a scenario to find out how many text messages Alice gets if 60 text messages are 40 percent of her plan. The lesson, part of a...

A scale factor can make big objects small and small objects big. To use scale factors correctly, your learners must understand they derive from the constant of proportionality. Use this video to show the relationship between those two...

Ratios are all about relationships and this video shows two different ways to find those patterns. The prior video in the six-part video series sets up the ratio with addition, and this video focuses on the multiplicative reasoning. Show...