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Body Parts Measuring Game
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Body Parts Measuring Game
Use hand-length units, hand widths, footsteps or arm lengths to measure objects. Start each new unit exactly where the last one ended, and record your unit each time. Body-part measures are useful, but they are not standard units—different people may get different results.
Plan your measure
Think about which body-part unit will be practical and why.
1.Mere is measuring the length of a table. Which body-part unit is likely to be most useful?
- Hand span
- One fingertip
- One blink
- One hair
2.Wiremu measures a mat as 6 hand-length units. Each unit is 15 cm long. What is the mat's length in centimetres?
3.Ari measures a short path using careful heel-to-toe footsteps. Which unit is she using?
- Footsteps
- Hand spans
- Arm lengths
- Finger widths
4.Two people measure the same bench using the same hand-length unit. Explain one reason their counts might be different.
5.For a fair measurement using hand-length units, should you leave gaps between placements or place each hand where the last one ended? Explain.
Measure and compare
Try the practical challenges with a partner. Your measurements will depend on the objects and people you use.
6.Measure the length of a book using hand-length units. Record the number and the unit.
7.Measure the same book using your partner's hand-length units. Whose unit is longer, or are they about the same? Give both measurements.
8.Measure a short, safe distance with your footsteps. What did you measure, and how many footsteps long was it?
9.A hallway is 12 of Hana's footsteps long. If Charlotte's footsteps are shorter, will he probably need more or fewer footsteps to measure the same hallway? Explain.
10.Choose an object nearby. Measure its length using one body-part unit, then write one thing you did to make your measurement fair.
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