Map Skills: using scales to measure distance and size

Map Skills: using scales to measure distance and size

by Teacher JenBot

LI: ​Learn how to use scale to calculate size and distance

​Some keywords

• ​Plan

• ​Map

• ​Scale

• Distance

• Size

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​But why do we need to learn about scale?

​One reason is to help us to read distances on a map

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Multiple Choice

Which of these pictures shows a word scale?

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Which of these pictures shows a line scale?

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Which of these pictures shows a ratio scale?

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Another way of describing a line scale is...

• representative fraction scale

• linear scale

• special scale

• verbal scale

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Another way of describing a ratio scale is...

• representative fraction scale

• linear scale

• special scale

• verbal scale

Multiple Select

Another way of describing a word scale is...

(there is more than one correct answer)

• representative fraction scale

• linear scale

• statement scale

• verbal scale

​Scale and Distance

​Watch this video carefully to learn about: scale, and distance in more detail.

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There will be a quiz afterwards.

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Multiple Choice

The scale is 1cm:1m

The real life size of the building is...

• 45m high and 15m wide

• 50m high and 10m wide

• 25m high and 5m wide

• 23m high and 6m wide

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The scale is 1cm:3m

• The real life size of the building is 10m wide and 60m high

• The real life size of the building is 18m wide and 63m high

• The real life size of the building is 21m wide and 6m high

• The real life size of the building is 12m wide and 42m high

Multiple Choice

The scale is 1cm:5m

The scale drawing of the building will be...

• 9cm wide and 4cm high

• 9cm wide and 20cm high

• 4cm wide and 9cm high

• 90cm wide and 40

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The scale is 1cm:5m

The scale drawing will be...

• 24cm wide and 16cm tall

• 65cm wide and 85cm tall

• 8cm wide and 6cm tall

• 12cm wide and 8cm tall

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The scale is 1cm:4m

The scale drawing of the building will be...

• 9cm wide and 4cm high

• 9cm wide and 20cm high

• 22cm wide and 16cm high

• 22cm wide and 8cm high

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The scale is 1cm:4m

The scale drawing of the building will be...

• 9cm wide and 4cm high

• 15cm wide and 12cm high

• 40cm wide and 9cm high

• 15cm wide and 9cm high

Multiple Choice

How many metres are in a kilometre?

• 10,000m

• 10m

• 100m

• 1000m

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How many centimetres are in a metre?

• 10,000cm

• 10cm

• 100cm

• 1000cm

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How many centimetres are in a kilometre?

• 10,000cm

• 100,000cm

• 100cm

• 1000cm

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What is 250,000m in km?

• 12km

• 2.5km

• 250km

• 25km

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What is 250,000cm in km?

• 12km

• 2.5km

• 250km

• 25km

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What is 2500cm in m?

• 12m

• 2.5m

• 250m

• 25m

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What do you need to divide this number by to calculate the distance in kilometres? 25,000,000cm

• 10

• 10,000

• 100,000

• 42

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What is this distance in kilometres? 25,000,000cm

• 25km

• 10,000km

• 250km

• 42km

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A map scale is 1:1500. The units are centimetres. If the distance on the map is 500cm, what is the actual distance? (There are two correct answers)

• 7.5km

• 75km

• 7.5miles

• 750,000cm

Multiple Choice

A man walks 1500m.

On a map, this is shown as 3cm.

What is the scale on the map?

• 1:500

• 1:1500

• 1:420

• 1:20

Poll

Did you find it difficult to work with scale?

• Yes, it's hard!

• No, it was easy.

• Sometimes it was difficult.

Open Ended

What did you find difficult and what did you find hard about working with scale?