The scale used on the drawings should correspond to one of the standard scales found on an architect's or engineer's scale (¼ inch = 1 foot or 1 inch = 10 feet, for example). Because nowadays drawings ...

How to write scales as ratios, and use them to find measurements for scale drawings and real lengths with BBC Bitesize Maths. For children between 11 and 14.

In this activity, you’ll learn how to make scale drawings of solar system orbits, learn about a team of women engineers who launched a satellite mission to orbit Mars, and then plot your own path to ...