Building the Model
So now that you’ve taken measurements and have scaled them down to 1/200th of the
original size, how do you go about constructing the model? Follow these steps IN ORDER.
Use a ruler for drawing all straight lines. Once your field is drawn, have the teacher check
your measurements. You are now ready to begin building your field from the ground up!
Step 1:
a.) Measure to find the center of one of the poster board’s longest sides. Mark this
point, and repeat for the opposite side. Lightly draw a line all the way down the
middle between these two points. This is the center of your field. The backstop,
home plate, pitchers mound, and second base will all sit along this line.
b.) Backstop: Make a dot on the center line 8 cm up from the bottom of your
poster. This will be the center of your backstop. Draw the backstop to scale,
perpendicular to the center line (the proper length is under #1 in the data table).
c.) From the backstop, measure along the center line and put a dot for home plate.
d.) From homeplate, measure along the center line and put a dot where the pitching
rubber will be.
e.) From homeplate, measure along the center line and put a dot where 2nd base will
be.
Step 2:
a.) Outside Fence: Get a protractor and raise your hand for the teacher to watch
you. Place the center dot of the protractor on the right-hand corner of the backstop.
Mark a 135o angle. Starting from the corner of the backstop, draw a line through
the mark you just made. This line should extend the entire length of the outside
fence (#5 on the data table). Repeat for the opposite side of the field.
b.) Starting from homeplate, draw a line parallel to the outside fence that travels
all the way out to the back fence (#6 on the data table). This is the base line.
Repeat for the opposite side of the field. Where these lines end are where
the foul poles will eventually stand.
Building the Model
So now that you’ve taken measurements and have scaled them down to 1/200th of the
original size, how do you go about constructing the model? Follow these steps IN ORDER.
Use a ruler for drawing all straight lines. Once your field is drawn, have the teacher check
your measurements. You are now ready to begin building your field from the ground up!
Step 3:
a.) From home plate, measure along the baseline and put a dot where first and third
base will be (use #7 on the data table). Measure the distance between 1st and
2nd as well as 2nd and 3rd base to check for accuracy. If something is off, fix
it!
b.) From home plate, measure along the baseline to mark the cutout (where the
infield dirt ends and the outfield grass begins). Repeat for both sides of the
field. Note: do not measure down the center of the field.
c.) Get a compass. Place the point on the pitchers mound, and the pencil on one of
the marks from step B above. Trace an arc across the field which represents
the edge of the dirt (the cutout)
d.) From the corner of the backstop, measure along the outside fence to the near
side of the dugout (#10 from the data table). Repeat for both sides.
e.) Using your scaled down measurements, draw the outline of the dugout. Use
the length and depth from #9 in the data table. You will not need the
heights yet.
Step 4:
a.) Find a compass. Place the sharp point on home and draw the dirt circle
around homeplate (use the scaled down radius we have found).
b.) Use the compass to draw the pitcher’s mound circle. Again use the radius found
in the measurement table (#12 in data table).
c.) Check how far the back fence is from homeplate (#6 in the data table). Sketch a
smooth curve which represents the back fence. Every point on the curve should
be equidistant from homeplate.
Area to be Measured
Actual Size (m
1. Backstop:
a.) Height
a.) 5 m
b.) Width of main
section
2. Dugouts:
a.) Front Height
b) 6 m
a.) 3 m
b.) Back Height
c.) Length
b.) 2.5 m
c.) 10 m
d.) Depth
3. Outside Fence:
a.) from backstop to corner
b.) Height
d.) 2 m
a.) 96 m
b.)
2m
4. Length from backstop
to dugout
19 m
5. Distance from
homeplate to foul pole
92 m
6. Distance from
homeplate to 2nd base
34 m
7. Distance from backstop
to homeplate
8.) Radius of home
plate circle
10 m
9.) Radius of pitcher’s
mound
10.) Distance from home
plate to pitching
rubber
3m
17 m
11.) Distance between
bases including home plate
24 m
12.) Distance from home
plate to cutout (edge of
dirt)
31 m
4m
Area to be Measured
1. Backstop:
a.) Height
b.) Width of main
section
2. Dugouts:
a.) Front Height
1st (m)
4.5 m
6m
b.) Back Height
c.) Length
d.) Depth
10.4m
1.8m
2nd (m)
3rd (m)
4th (m)
4.8 m
5.4 m
4.6m
6.2 m
2.7m
2.4m
10.2m
2m
7.8 m
3.3m
2.3m
6.5 m
1.8m
3. Outside Fence:
a.) from backstop to corner
b.) Height
4. Length from backstop
to dugout
5. Distance from
homeplate to foul pole
2.3 m
10.4 m
1.5 m
96 m
2m
17 m
80.8
20.7 m
90 m
17 m
90m
23 m
6. Distance from
homeplate to 2nd base
30 m
34.6 m
37 m
33.6 m
7. Distance from backstop
to homeplate
8.) Radius of home
plate circle
10 m
9.6 m
10.4 m
10 m
4m
3m
3.5 m
4m
9.) Radius of pitching
circle
10.) Distance from home
plate to pitching
rubber
11.) Distance between
bases including home plate
2.4 m
17 m
2.9 m
17.8 m
3m
17 m
3m
17 m
24 m
22.7 m
12.) Distance from home
plate to cutout (edge of
dirt)
31 m
30 m
24.9
30 m
33 m
Baseball Field Scale Model Project
1.) Measure all areas on the baseball field in meters (round to the nearest whole meter).
2.) Our model will be exactly 200 times smaller than the real field, so we will divide
each length by 200 and write it in the second column.
3.) Convert the scaled down size from meters to cm and record in the last column.
Area to be Measured
1. Backstop:
a.) Width of main section
b.) Height
2. Distance from
backstop to homeplate
Actual Size
(m)
Scaled down
Size (m)
Scaled down
Size (cm)
a.)____________
a.)___________
a.)____________
b)____________
b)___________
b)____________
3. Distance from home
to pitching rubber
4. Distance from
homeplate to 2nd base
5. Outside Fence:
a.) Length
b.) Height
6. Distance from home
plate to back fence
a.) ____________ a.) ____________ a.) ___________
b.) ____________ b.) ____________ b.) ___________
7. Distance between each
base (including home)
8. Distance from home
plate to cutout (edge of
dirt)
9. Dugouts:
a.) Front Height
a.)___________
a.)___________
a.)___________
b.) Back Height
b.)___________
b.)___________
b.)___________
c.) Length
c.)___________
c.)___________
c.)___________
d.) Depth
d.)___________
d.)___________
d.)___________
10. Length from backstop
to dugout
11. Radius of Home plate
circle
12. Radius of pitcher’s
mound
Baseball Field Scale Model Project
1.) Measure all areas on the baseball field in meters (round to the nearest whole meter).
2.) Our model will be exactly 200 times smaller than the real field, so we will divide
each length by 200 and write it in the second column.
3.) Convert the scaled down size from meters to cm and record in the last column.
Area to be Measured
1. Backstop:
a.) Height
Actual Size
(m)
Scaled down
Size (m)
Scaled down
Size (cm)
a.)____________
a.)___________
a.)____________
b.) Width of main section
2. Dugouts:
a.) Front Height
b)____________
b)___________
b)____________
a.)___________
a.)___________
a.)___________
b.) Back Height
b.)___________
b.)___________
b.)___________
c.) Length
c.)___________
c.)___________
c.)___________
d.) Depth
d.)___________
d.)___________
d.)___________
3. Outside Fence:
a.) from backstop to corner
a.) ____________ a.) ____________ a.) ___________
b.) Height
4. Length from backstop
to dugout
5. Distance from
homeplate to foul pole
6. Distance from
homeplate to 2nd base
7. Distance from
backstop to homeplate
8.) Radius of home
plate circle
9.)Radius of pitching
circle
10.) Distance from home
to pitching rubber
11.) Distance between
each base (including
home)
12.) Distance from home
plate to cutout (edge of
dirt)
b.) ____________ b.) ____________ b.) ___________