1. OBJECTIVE: How do we find actual
distances using a scale map?
Do Now
1.) Convert $8,000 US dollars to Euros.
(1 US Dollar = 0.7846 Euros)
3.) Using a scale of 2 cm = 5 ft, find the
length of a model if a real truck is 38
feet long.
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3. Anticipatory Set
1.) How are maps drawn so that they look exactly like
the area that they represent?
2.) Why is it important to draw a map to look exactly
like the area it represents?
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5. SCALE OF THE MAP: 0.625 in. = 4 mi.
Find the actual distance between the following two towns.
Actual
Distance on
Proportion Distance
Map (in.)
(mi.)
1.) Smithtown to
Sayville
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6. SCALE OF THE MAP: 0.625 in. = 4 mi.
Find the actual distance between the following two towns.
Actual
Distance on
Proportion Distance
Map (in.)
2.) St. James to (mi.)
Hempstead
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7. SCALE OF THE MAP: 0.625 in. = 4 mi.
Find the actual distance between the following two towns.
Actual
Distance on
Proportion Distance
Map (in.)
(mi.)
3.) Centerport to
Lindenhurst
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8. SCALE OF THE MAP: 0.625 in. = 4 mi.
Find the actual distance between the following two towns.
Actual
Distance on
Proportion Distance
Map (in.)
(mi.)
4.) Long Beach to
Holbrook
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9. BEFORE YOU LEAVE
If you were driving in a car, why are the distances we
found today going to be less than the distance you drive?
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