THE FEET CAN MEASURE THE HEIGHT
The bones of the feet can tell a lot about a person. What do feet reveal about a person's height? Forensic anthropologists team up with law enforcers to help solve crimes.
Bones of the feet can reveal an interesting fact about an individual. Let's combine math with forensics to see how.
Aim: To use forensic science techniques to measure the height of a criminal.
Materials:
Steps:
Materials:
- 1 metre ruler
- yourself
- someone else to help you for your height.
Steps:
- Get a 1 meter ruler
- measure your foot
- then mearsure your height/get someone else to do it
- Record it on your chart
Findings:
Khaylanie is 16.4
I am 13.2
I am 13.2
Name
|
Foot (cm)
|
Height (cm)
|
| Bailey/me | 21 cm | 1.59 cm |
| Khaylanie | 28 cm | 1.70 cm |
| Blank |
Divide the length of each person's foot by his/her height. Then multiply it by 100.
Conclusion:
Khaylanie was 28 cm in foot length. That is 7 cm more than me. My foot length is 21 cm. Khaylanie's height was 1.70 cm. I am not to sure how much more that is from me. I am 1.59 cm is height. I don't know if that is short or tall but in person I am quite tall.
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