Scaling States

Students use real-world distances to calculate scaled distances and create their own scale drawings. This lesson is designed for 90 minutes and may take multiple class periods to complete.

By Desmos Classroom

Learning goals: Learning Goals • Create a scale drawing given the actual dimensions of the object and the scale.  • Compare and contrast scale drawings of the same object using different scales, and describe how scale affects lengths in a scale drawing. Materials • Blank paper • Geometry toolkits