Sunday, December 6, 2009
Scale Factor
Since I teach Geography as well as Math I incorported practicing map skills when teaching scale factor. The students had to plan a trip from Norfolk to L.A. making three stops along the way. They had to calculate their distance from each stopping point as well as total distance of their trip using the scale on the map. It was a great way to make an interdisciplinary lesson and make it relevant for the students.
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Another idea I have used is having the students create a scale drawing of the classroom. You can differentiate by the amount of detail each group includes in their drawings.
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