History of Measurement 1'

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Monday, 09 November 2009
History of Measurement 1.
The next slide contains the origins of
measurements that are rarely used in schools
today. Make an illustrated list of your personal
measurements for these using centimetres.
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What's Your ..... ? FATHOM (Distance between the
hands with arms outstretched) CUBIT (Distance
between the elbow to the tip of middle finger)
HAND (Width of hand) DIGIT (Width of index
finger) FOOT (Heel of foot to tip of the great
toe) YARD (Length of arm from shoulder to tip
of middle finger)