PROJECT-BASED LEARNING: DESIGN AND BUILD A RAIN GARDEN Part 2: Site Investigation and Inventory Activity C - Draft the Base Map and Garden Layout In this activity, you will create the most accurate drawing you can in order to have an adequate foundation from which to develop your garden design and planting plan. Make sure to find out whether you need to draw your map to scale. Materials: 11”x17” blank paper Architectural scale (if drawing to scale) T-square Drafting triangles Drafting dots or drafting tape (masking tape will suffice) Circle template Colored pens and pencils Calculator Drawing to Scale ⅛ As a class you will determine the appropriate scale to use for the base map. The best scales are in, ¼ in or ½ in for a site plan, listed in order of increasing scale. The larger the scale, the bigger and clearer the information will appear, but the scale needs to be able to incorporate the entire site on the size paper you’re using. Example: When you look at your architectural scale, you will see the numbered markings that correspond to each listed scale size and these represent numbers of feet in the field. Using a ¼ in scale means that when you translate your field measurements onto paper, every foot in the field equals 1/4in on paper (¼” = 1’ -0”). So, if a building is 40 ft wide by 40 ft long in the field, the measurement on paper will be 10 in by 10 in (¼ of 40 = 10). ⅛ ⅛in Using a in scale, every foot in the field equals on paper (⅛” = 1’ -0”). The same measurement in the field, 40 ft x 40 ft, will be 5 in by 5 in (⅛ of 40 = 5). The measurements on the scale are helpful because they save you from having to do the translation math repeatedly. Step 1: Determine the longest distance across the site based on your field measurements. Step 2: Use your architectural scale to determine the largest possible scale that will fit on your base map paper. Write the scale that the class has agreed to use: _______________________= 1’ -0”
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING: DESIGN AND BUILD A RAIN GARDEN Part 2: Site Investigation and Inventory Activity C - Draft the Base Map and Garden Layout In this activity, you will create the most accurate drawing you can in order to have an adequate foundation from which to develop your garden design and planting plan. Make sure to find out whether you need to draw your map to scale. Materials: 11”x17” blank paper Architectural scale (if drawing to scale) T-square Drafting triangles Drafting dots or drafting tape (masking tape will suffice) Circle template Colored pens and pencils Calculator Drawing to Scale As a class you will determine the appropriate scale to use for the base map. The best scales are ⅛ in, ¼ in or ½ in for a site plan, listed in order of increasing scale. The larger the scale, the bigger and clearer the information will appear, but the scale needs to be able to incorporate the entire site on the size paper you’re using. Example: When you look at your architectural scale, you will see the numbered markings that correspond to each listed scale size and these represent numbers of feet in the field. Using a ¼ in scale means that when you translate your field measurements onto paper, every foot in the field equals 1/4in on paper (¼” = 1’ -0”). So, if a building is 40 ft wide by 40 ft long in the field, the measurement on paper will be 10 in by 10 in (¼ of 40 = 10). Using a ⅛ in scale, every foot in the field equals ⅛in on paper (⅛” = 1’ -0”). The same measurement in the field, 40 ft x 40 ft, will be 5 in by 5 in (⅛ of 40 = 5). The measurements on the scale are helpful because they save you from having to do the translation math repeatedly. Step 1: Determine the longest distance across the site based on your field measurements. Step 2: Use your architectural scale to determine the largest possible scale that will fit on your base map paper. Write the scale that the class has agreed to use: _______________________= 1’ -0”
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