OBJECTIVES: Students will understand that ratios are used to create scale models of buildings and structures and understand how to calculate scale using ratio.
VOCABULARY: equivalent, perimeter, ratio, scale, symmetry.
MATERIALS: 0.25-inch graph paper, ruler, tape measures, pencil, Take-Home Activity Sheet: Home Measurements
PROJECT PROCEDURES:
In this project, you will draw objects to scale, measure and draw larger and smaller objects, and find perimeters of objects. You may choose to use either metric or English measurements.
#1 - Complete Take-Home Sheet asking you to make a floor plan of a room in your house, then complete chart.
#2 - Create scale drawings of the home or school house of the family in "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry". (This is to be done on graph paper only). Label items in the drawings. The scale drawings should include; a.) interior room and b.) the exterior of house (see examples). When creating the drawings remember that this family lived during the Depression.
Note: I have included enough information to help you understand Scale Drawings, however, if you need to, there's lots of information on line.
EVALUATION: Three-points Rubric (scale drawing)**#1 and #2 will be graded separately, then averaged.
Three points: records and converts all of the measurements accurately; uses measurements to draw house and/or school house floor plan to scale in precise detail.
Two points: records and converts most of the measurements correctly; uses measurements to draw a house and/or school house floor plan that is not entirely accurate.
One point: records and converts some or few of the measurements accurately; is unable to create a floor plan that is accurate.
LATE ASSIGNMENT: Students will be given one (1) day (the next school day only) to make up a late assignment. If a child misses the due date, he/she may turn that assignment in the next day without penalty. After that, five (5) points will be deducted from their final project grade for each day late. It is, then, prevalent that you help your child keep up with the due dates for each project.
PACING SCHEDULE OF DUE DATES:
December 1, 2009 Vocabulary Words/definitions (include heading)
December 5, 2009 Take-Home Sheet Assignment
(floor plan & completed form)
December 12,2009 Scale drawings of Home or School House
Related Links: http://www.greatbuildings.com,
http://www.architecuremag.com, http://feature.geography.wisc.edu/histcart/
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3 comments:
Hello Mrs. Demoulin,
You never gave us the "Holiday Packet" and now we won't be able to do your portion of the project. If you did handout the packet, you never gave it to us (6.4). Will you be able to post the packet on the blog? If so I would appreciate if you could so i could get started on the project.
Thank You: Oasis Tyagi
Hi!
Will the take-home sheet be passed out in class?
Hi Oasis,
Wow! All of the students did get the packet(missed your class?). The entire packet is posted however on the IIAM 6TH Grade Academy BLOG.
The only part of the packet that is due Monday are the VOCABULARY WORDS.
Hope you are having a great holiday break. We've just returned from Louisiana this morning. SEE YOU MONDAY.
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