Introducing Scale

Students explore how scale is used to represent distances in the real world.

By Amplify Classroom

Grades: 7th Grade

Subject: Math

Learning goals: Today’s Goals • Recognize that a scale is a ratio of distance in a drawing to the corresponding distance on the real object. • Interpret the scale of a drawing. • Explain how a scale helps to represent actual distances. (Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening) Additional Materials rulers (in centimeters)