Scale Map Scouts: Scale Drawings Game for Grades 7‑8
Read the map scale, plan the route, and make it on one tank of fuel.
Plan a delivery route across an invented map. Use the map scale to turn centimetres (or inches) on the map into real kilometres (or miles), then pick a route that fits your fuel tank. Three levels move from whole-number scales to decimal scales and ratio scales like 1 : 250 000.
Play Scale Map ScoutsFree. No signup. About 6 minutes per round.
What kids practise
Scale Map Scouts gives students repeated, low-pressure practice with scale drawings, proportional relationships, ratios, and unit rates. It is written for grades 7-8, with levels that let younger and older players start at the right difficulty. Every question is generated fresh, so a replay is never the same, and a wrong answer shows the correct one so the round teaches as well as tests.
How it plays
Controls: Tap or click towns (or Tab to a town and press Enter) to build a route, type the real distance in km (or miles if you pick US units), press Enter to drive. U = undo, R = reset route, P = pause, M = mute.
It works with a keyboard, a trackpad or a touch screen, so it runs on school Chromebooks, tablets and phones.
Standards
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics this game supports:
- 7.G.A.1
- 7.RP.A.3
For teachers
- Time: about 6 minutes per round, good for a warm-up or a center.
- Works on Chromebooks. No login, no accounts, and no personal data is collected.
- Share the page link
https://mathschools.net/play/proportion-scale-maps.htmlwith your class.
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