Scale of Miles Anyone?

4S students learned how to use a scale of mile on the globe to CALCULATE air distance from Washington D.C. to 8 other cities around the world 

TASK...

Measure the distance from Washington D.C. 

to Mexico City, Mexico

HOW???

step one:  Find Washington D.C. and Mexico City on the globe.

step two:  Line the  '0' (using the INCH side) at the dot of Washington, D. C. and stretch the tape measure to the dot of Mexico City.  (TEAMWORK NEEDED!)

step three:  Measure the distance to the nearest 1/2 inch. IT IS 2 inches

step four:  Check out the scale of miles on the globe (1 inch = 880 miles)

step five:  Multiply 2 inches * 880 = 1,760 miles {air distance}

Your child was asked to explain this task in writing today!  Could you have done this?????

NOTICE the groups came up with the same answer as we did!!!  WOO HOO!!!