Scale Model Math

In class they measure the original object and pick a scale deciding either to scale it up or scale it down.

Scale model math.

Very often the scale model is used as a guide to making the object in full size. The ratio of the length in a drawing or model to the length on the real thing example. It includes four examples. Then most likely you have had to use a scale drawing.

Students build scale models of objects of their choice. A scale model is a physical model a representation or copy of an object that is larger or smaller than the actual size of the object which seeks to maintain the relative proportions of the physical size of the original object. In the drawing anything with the size of 1 would have a size of 10 in the real world so a measurement of 150mm on the drawing would be 1500mm on the real horse. In math the term scale is used to represent the relationship between a measurement on a model and the corresponding measurement on the actual object.

Students give two presentations along the way one after their calculations are done and another after the models are completed. The photo shown below is a scale model of the original stourbridge lion the first locomotive steam engine operated in the united states. Scale drawings and models have you ever looked at a map sewed a piece of clothing built a model or assembled a piece of ikea furniture. Without scales maps and blueprints would be pretty useless.

What is a scale drawing or a to. This video looks at finding a desired measure in a scale drawing or model. See also proportion scale drawing ratio similar figures. Then they create the models at home.

2 problems showing how solve scale model problems using proportions. Without scales maps and blueprints would be pretty useless. The scale for a model of an object is the ratio between the size of the model and the size of the actual object.