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Scale
Here are three pencils shown actual size.
This is sometimes called a 1 to 1 scale. 1 cm represents 1 cm

Think about the length
and the width.
Decide the best way to draw them half-scale.

Sometimes objects are drawn bigger Scale
than they really are so that you can represents 1 cm
see the small details. 2 cm
Here are some caterpillars shown double their size.
This is sometimes called a 2 to 1 scale.
double- real real
Copy and complete this table for each one. lor seme

Swallowtail Butterfly
Cinnabar Moth

Small Copper Butterfly

Wood White Butterfly
Feathered Thorn Moth

CHALLENGE

Find some objects > 5cm long. Draw them using a scale of 2 to 1

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