Scale Drawings

1. Scale Drawings Taking a close look at the Statue of Liberty

2. Statue of Liberty • She is big! • She weighs 450,000 pounds • Gift from France in late 1800’s • 154 steps from pedestal to head of statue • On her tablet is the date July 4, 1776 • Located on Ellis Island near New York

3. Scale drawings • The scale for the drawing of the statue of liberty is 1 cm: 12 ft • How do we know the real size of her nose if we are given the scaled measurement? • __1 cm_ = ___.4cm__ 12 ft y ft

4. Her Head • Head from ear to ear =.8 cm actual size? • Length of nose =.4 cm actual size? • Width of mouth =.2 cm actual size? • Distance across eyes =.3 cm actual size? • Head from chin to top=1.4 cm actual size?

5. Hand view Length of hand 16.5 feet = scale size? Length of index finger 7.9 feet = scale size? Width of fingernail = 1.2 foot = scale size?

6. Total View Base of statue to torch– 151 feet = scale size? Base of foundation to torch– 25.4 cm =actual size?

7. For those who want to go beyond! • Take the scale measurements and draw a scale drawing of the Statue of Liberty. • If you are interested, see me for details