Buddy Body Measurement Worksheet

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Part 1: Draw Your Buddy

Work with a buddy. Carefully draw around your buddy to make a body outline. Add labels for the head, arm, leg, hand, foot and other body parts.

Use a ruler or tape measure. Record each measurement in centimetres (cm). Measure in a straight line and start at 0 cm.

1. Estimate the length of your buddy’s arm: ________ cm

Actual arm length: ________ cm

2. Estimate the length of your buddy’s leg: ________ cm

Actual leg length: ________ cm

3. Estimate the length of your buddy’s head: ________ cm

Actual head length: ________ cm

4. Measure the length of your buddy’s finger: ________ cm

5. Measure the length of your buddy’s toe: ________ cm

6. Measure the width of your buddy’s hand: ________ cm

7. Measure the width of your buddy’s foot: ________ cm

8. Which is longer: your buddy’s arm or leg? By how many centimetres?

9. How many centimetres longer is the head than the finger?

10. Add the lengths of the finger and toe. What is the total?

11. Which measurement was closest to your estimate? Explain how you know.