1.  Students will be organized in groups of 4 - 6 to brainstorm everyday applications of scaling.  Each group will select a spokesperson to present their findings to the class and a recorder to add the group's items to a class list (wall chart).  Class discussion may include blueprints, maps, model cars, dollhouses, etc. Online searches may be included.

2.  Each student will write directions for getting home from the school.  Next, the student is to sketch a map from school to his/ her house.  Geometer's sketchpad, paint, or other software may be used for the drawing or student sketches may be hand-drawn and scanned.  Digital cameras may be used to photograph conjested areas to illustrate turns, changes in lanes, shortcuts, etc.  The pictures and directions will be saved on disks.

3.  Each student will exchange his/her directions with a partner who will sketch the map to the student's house following directions given.  Comparisons will then be made of the author's map and that of the partner.  The original map may be corrected and/ or clarified before turning it in for a grade.

4.  Evaluation (2/3 of grade) will be based on accuracy of directions as compared to map.  Peer reviews will comprise 1/3 of grade for this project.