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Scale Drawing at Home

Today we're going to make a scale drawing of something at home. You'll need 2 things. -an object to measure with -an object to measure (rectangular shapes will be easiest)

What are you going to measure?

What are you using as a measuring device?

Make a Scale Drawing of Your Object

In your scale drawing, 1 unit represents 1 __________

Now lets figure out the size of your measuring device.

If you have a ruler you can use that to measure the measuring device you used. Also, you could use https://www.piliapp.com/actual-size/cm-ruler/

What is the length of your measuring device?

Now let's revise the scale of your scale drawing. 1 unit represents ______ cm

What are the actual dimensions of your object?