Working with Scale

San Diego Model Railroad Museum

In Working with Scale, students explore the concepts of scale and proportion, along with the relationship between ratios, fractions and decimals. They will learn the various scales used in model railroading, and understand that any object can be scaled either up or down. Students will create three-dimensional robots using five different scales.

The program is math heavy, but students are provided calculators.

SDMRM School Programs

Availability description

School programs are available Tuesdays through Fridays between 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

To book a program, please contact education@sdmrm.edu.

Age/Grade Level

Grades 6-8

Cost Range

Less than $25

Time of Day

Morning

Afternoon

Opportunity type

School Programs

Area of Interest

Engineering

Mathematics

Financial Support or Scholarship Available?

Yes

NGSS Aligned?

Location Address:

1649 El Prado, San Diego, California, 92101

Contact Name:

Julia McMeans

Email:

education@sdmrm.edu

Telephone:

6196960199 extn. 1608

Working with Scale

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Date(s) and Times:

School programs take place Tuesdays through Fridays between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM. Programs may be scheduled to occur at San Diego Model Railroad Museum or at your school.

Please contact education@sdmrm.edu to schedule your program.

Morning, Afternoon

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