Social studies
Map Scale and Legend: Reading the Pinecrest County Map
Students read a map legend, find features by grid square, and use a scale to convert map distances to real distances.
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Social studies
Mapping Marlow Island: Directions, Grid Squares, and Scale
Students use a made-up island map to practice grid coordinates, compass directions, and map scale.
Mathematics
Similar Figures and Scale
Students use proportions and scale factors to find missing lengths in similar figures, maps, models and shadow problems, and complete a table on how perimeter, area and volume scale.