Scale Drawing Monday 26 February 2024

Lesson Starter
Objectives:

Developing Write down as many examples as you can where we

students will be would use a scale.
able to calculate a
scale.
For example, on a map.
Secure students
will be able to draw
to a given scale.

Excelling students
will be able to
calculate a scale
and interpret a
drawing.

Keywords
Scale drawing, ratio, cm, m, units, scale, height, width, length
 Scale Drawing Monday 26 February 2024

Lesson
Objectives:

Developing
students will be Scale
able to calculate a
scale. Drawings
Secure students
will be able to draw
to a given scale. On
Maps Vehicle
Excelling students design
will be able to
calculate a scale
and interpret a
drawing.
Footprints of
houses

Keywords
Scale drawing, ratio, cm, m, units, scale, height, width, length
 Scale Drawing Monday 26 February 2024

Lesson Scale drawing allows us to draw large objects on a

Objectives: smaller scale while keeping them accurate.
Developing
students will be All scale drawings must have a scale written on them.
able to calculate a
scale. Scales are usually expressed as ratios.
Secure students
will be able to draw
Example
to a given scale. The ratio 1 cm : 100 cm means that for every 1 cm on the
Excelling students
scale drawing the length will be 100 cm in real life
will be able to
calculate a scale
and interpret a
drawing.

Keywords
Scale drawing, ratio, cm, m, units, scale, height, width, length
 Scale Drawing Monday 26 February 2024

Lesson
Objectives:

Developing 4x25=
students will be 4cm 100cm
able to calculate a
scale.
2cm
Secure students
will be able to draw
to a given scale. 2x25 =
50cm
Excelling students
will be able to The scale of this drawing is 1cm = 25cm
calculate a scale
and interpret a What is the actual width and height of the TV ?
drawing.

Keywords
Scale drawing, ratio, cm, m, units, scale, height, width, length
 Scale Drawing Monday 26 February 2024

Lesson Example
Objectives: Multiply both
The scale of this picture is 1 : 25
sides by the
Developing What are the actual dimensions of this TV? scale
students will be
4 cm
able to calculate a
scale.

Secure students
will be able to draw
to a given scale. 2.5 cm
Excelling students
will be able to
calculate a scale
and interpret a
drawing.
4 25 = 100 cm
2.5 25 = 62.5 cm

Keywords
Scale drawing, ratio, cm, m, units, scale, height, width, length
 Scale Drawing Monday 26 February 2024

Lesson Your Turn

Objectives:

Developing Using a scale of 1 cm : 9 m accurately draw this right

students will be angled triangle in your books.
able to calculate a
scale.

Secure students
will be able to draw
to a given scale. 45 m 5 cm
27 m 3 cm
Excelling students
will be able to
calculate a scale
and interpret a 36 m 4 cm
drawing.

Keywords
Scale drawing, ratio, cm, m, units, scale, height, width, length
 Scale Drawing Monday 26 February 2024

Lesson
Objectives:

Developing
students will be
able to calculate a How confident do you feel with this topic?
scale.

Secure students
will be able to draw
Write red, amber or green in your book!
to a given scale.

Excelling students Complete the corresponding activity 

will be able to
calculate a scale
and interpret a
drawing.
Extension: Complete the skyscrapers activity.

Keywords
Scale drawing, ratio, cm, m, units, scale, height, width, length
 Scale Drawing Monday 26 February 2024

Lesson Answers
Objectives:

Developing 3 cm 8 cm
students will be
able to calculate a
scale. 1.5 cm 4 cm
Secure students
will be able to draw 6 cm 16 cm
to a given scale.

Excelling students 30 cm 80 cm
will be able to
calculate a scale
and interpret a
15 cm 40 cm
drawing.

Keywords
Scale drawing, ratio, cm, m, units, scale, height, width, length
 Scale Drawing Monday 26 February 2024

Lesson Plenary
Objectives:

Developing Draw the following cinema screens in your book… to a

students will be scale of your choice! Draw all of them on top of each other
able to calculate a
scale. to compare the screens.
Secure students
will be able to draw
A standard cinema screen is 9m tall and 21m wide.
to a given scale.

Excelling students
The London BFI IMAX screen is 26m wide and 20m tall.
will be able to
calculate a scale The world’s largest screen is the Sydney LG IMAX. It is
and interpret a
drawing. 38m wide and 30m tall.

Keywords
Scale drawing, ratio, cm, m, units, scale, height, width, length