Scale and Scale Drawings

Topics for Today:

Today we worked on scale drawings.  A scale drawing is an enlarged or reduced drawing of an object that is similar (in proportion to) the actual object.  Maps and floor plans are examples of scale drawings.  

image credit: https://windexchange.energy.gov/maps-data/128

Vocabulary:

scale, scale drawing

Sections Covered in Textbook:

5-7: Maps and Scale Drawings (pages 275-281)

Resources & Tutorials:

1)  What is a scale drawing?

2)  Scale Drawing and Scale Factor Class notes