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Reading a plain scale

Pre-Technical Studies · Grade 8 · about 40 minutes

Interpreting a plain scale: wholes to the right of zero, leftover subdivision to the left, then taking that length with dividers.

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  1. Why we draw figures to scale
  2. Features of a plain scale
  3. Constructing a plain scale
  4. Reading a plain scale
  5. Drawing plane figures to scale
  6. Scale drawing in the work environment