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Common measures MSS1/L2.10

Skills, knowledge and understanding		Example
Adults should be taught to:
10 .	work out dimensions from scale drawings (e.g. 1:20)	Calculate the actual cutting lengths from a scale drawing. Work out distances from the scale on a map.
	understand scale written as a ratio
	understand that, when expressed as a ratio, the scale is independent of units

Sample activities

Discuss scales and how they are used. Work from examples such as If the scale is 1:100 on a plan, what would a centimetre represent?, What would 10 cm represent?..
Provide simple plans and scale drawings, with different scales, and work out actual measurements, e.g. house plans, room plans, templates for making something, etc. Use different scales, e.g. 1:20, 1:10, 1:50.

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