Count how many students are standing on each side of the building. Draw a model of the lay out of the building with the cones and the students before going back inside for the discussion. Compare the length and width of the building. Compare 122 feet to 114 feet. Compare 12 students to 11 students.
Students draw the perimeter of the building to the different scales using the grid paper.
The 1 inch scale drawing with be about 10 feet long. The inch scale drawing will be about 5 feet. The inch scale drawing will be about 30 inches. Compare the scale drawings of the building with the other scale drawings made. Compare the scale drawings of the building with the scale drawing of the classroom.