MAP SCALE
LESSON 4
VIDEO STARTER: SCALE - YOU NEED THIS FOR THE ACTIVITY
FOR YOUR NOTEBOOK:
Lesson 4: Map Scale 1
Types of Scaling:
Statement -
The scale is written out.
Example: 1 cm on the map is equal to 1 meter in the world.
Line Scale -
A Bar on the map has notches or marks on it like a ruler. Each notch represents a different amount in real life.
Example: (copy from front board)
Representative Fraction -
It's written as a ratio.
Example: 1:10 - This means that for every measurement of 1 on the map, the real world is 10X that amount! So the map is realistically 1/10 the size of what it represents.
CREATE A MAP OF YOUR CLASSROOM
DIRECTIONS
DIRECTIONS
On a grid paper, you are to draw a map of your classroom. IT NEEDS TO BE PRECISE! TO SCALE! Here is how we’re going to do it...
Part 1: ROUGH DRAWING
Draw a rough sketch of the classroom as if you were a drone looking down. This view is a topographical one. Include all student tables, poles, teacher desks.
Measure a section of the room with a meter stick (From Lab Terms Poster to BFG Tshirt). We will be measuring in meters! If it's 20 meters long, write that down! LABEL IT!
Part 2: DETERMINE A SCALE
Notice that your notebook is smaller than your room... :-) I get it... You knew that. But you now need to figure out what every block on your notebook should represent in real life. That is for us to decide.
Room length ______ m
Paper grid _______ blocks
Scale _____:_____
Create a space in the upper right corner of your grid paper for your map LEGEND.
Part 3: FINAL PRODUCT
You need to create a scaled map of our classroom. INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
All student tables, poles, teacher desks.
Legend with all 3 types of map scaling techniques.
Statement
Line Scale
Representative Fraction