Scale Drawings Taking a close look at the 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

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

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?

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?

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

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