Scale Drawings: Convert and Rescale Airport Layout

✈️ Airport Scaling Challenge – A Real-World Geometry and Scale Drawing Activity

Give your students a hands-on opportunity to apply geometry and proportional reasoning with this interactive airport design challenge! In this two-part activity, students will explore how scale drawings are used in real-world scenarios like airport planning, engineering, and architecture.

First, students work with a scale map of Gridville International Airport, where they’ll measure runways, terminals, fuel depots, and more. Then, they calculate actual dimensions using a given scale and convert the layout to a new, smaller scale for presentation purposes. If students enter correct values, the scaled layout is revealed visually—making the learning instant, visual, and self-validating.

Perfect for 7th grade classrooms, this activity aligns with CCSS 7.G.A.1 and 7.RP.A.2, and it builds essential skills for geometry, measurement, and real-life problem solving.

💡 What’s Included:

• Scale drawing of an airport with clearly marked features
• Two-part interactive worksheet:
• Part 1: Measure and compute real-world dimensions (1 cm = 200 m)
• Part 2: Rescale the layout for presentation (1 cm = 400 m)
• Instant visual feedback when students enter correct values
• Student instructions + engaging storyline introduction
• Auto-graded and interactive (no downloads required!)

🎯 Skills and Standards:

• Understanding and applying scale drawings
• Solving real-world geometry problems
• Practicing proportional relationships and conversions
• Aligned to:
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.A.1
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.RP.A.2
• Supports 6.RP.A.3.D (for advanced 6th graders)

This activity is a perfect addition to your geometry unit, a real-world project, or a collaborative STEM day challenge. Try it today and watch your students think like engineers!