--- Begin Forwarded Message --- 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 [log in to unmask] --- End Forwarded Message ---