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Scale Model Project

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Try your hand at scale models. Scholars create a scale model of an object using a scale factor of their choice. As part of the project, they give presentations on their processes and calculations. This is the last installment of the series of three.

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
scale models, scale, area, area formulas, proportions, ratios, scale factors, surface area, volume
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Additional Tags
math
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Instructional Ideas
  • Have a contest to see which group can create the best model
Classroom Considerations
  • Project expects some in-class time and some out-of-class time
  • Learners should be able to calculate surface and volume of three-dimensional figures
Pros
  • Provides investigating questions for use throughout the project
  • Lets scholars choose which objects they would like to use to create their scale models
Cons
  • None