Woodworking is math-intensive work. Viewing a video of a woodworker explaining how he applies math in his craft sets the stage for a crafty lesson. Pupils use ratios and proportions to create scale drawings of objects.

Concepts

woodworking, scale drawings, ratios, proportions, proportional reasoning

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Team up with a technology teacher for the lesson
  

Classroom Considerations

• Learners should be familiar with ratios and proportions
• Activity requires rulers or tape measures, containers, and graph paper
  

Pros

• Provides detailed procedures for the lesson
• Connects math to real-life professions, showing teenagers the importance of the subject
  

Cons

• Does not include handouts or worksheets
  

Common Core

6.EE.C.9 6.G.A.1 6.G.A.2 6.G.A.4 7.NS.A.2.a 7.NS.A.3 7.EE.B.4.a 7.G.B.4