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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 12:34:45 -0800 (PST)
From: TOM STAVE <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: scale (WAS latitude and longitude) <fwd>
Sender: TOM STAVE <[log in to unmask]>



I think Sue Ann's pie illustration is good, and I'm going to use it.  (I
would be sure to specify HUCKLEBERRY pie.)  The only problem is that it
assumes a larger scale is necessarily a better scale.

I usually begin by asking them to think of a fraction: 1/4 is "larger"
than 1/400.  If they didn't reject fractions in third grade, they can
usually grasp that.

Tom Stave, Head
Document Center
University of Oregon Library
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
(541) 346-3060
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