Compass (drafting)

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/compass-drafting

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the related disciplines?Architecture, mechanical engineering, surveying, cartography, art, and manufacturing
2. What is a drafting compass?A drafting compass is a tool with two legs joined by a hinge. One leg has a sharp needle that stays in place, and the other holds a pencil or pen. It draws perfect circles and arcs.
3. How does a drafting compass work?The needle pinches the paper, keeping the center fixed. The pencil leg is set to a chosen radius, and when you rotate it around the needle, the pencil draws a circle or an arc.

Drafting: The systematic creation of technical drawings and plans used in engineering, architecture, and manufacturing.
Precision: The degree of exactness and accuracy in measurements, calculations, or mechanical execution.
Radius: The straight-line distance from the center of a circle or sphere to any point on its circumference or surface.
Arc: A continuous curve forming part of the circumference of a circle or other curve.