BellworkA – 9/12/12 B –

9/13/12 What do you or your family have

that measures? What does it measure? What are the units?

Qualitative Data:

Data that uses words.Descriptive (hairy, big, dark brown)

Quantitative Data:

Data that uses numbers.Measurements (10 kg, 1 meter, 3

years old)

Qualitative Data

Quantitative Data

Length (amount of distance)

Tool: Meter stick or Metric ruler

Meter ≈ Yard (nose to fingertip)

Centimeter ≈ the width of your pinky

Length

Millimeter ≈ thickness of a dime

Kilometer ≈ ½ Mile Actual 1km = .62 miles

Using a metric ruler

The origin of the meter…

(The story of the original standard yard to the modern day meter)

Drawing with Millimeters

Start at the top right

140 mm to the left

10 mm down

45 mm right

50 mm down

95 mm right (squiggly)

60 mm up

Vetruvian Man

Perfect Proportions

Purpose:What are some interesting

proportions we find when we measure the human body?

Perfect Proportions

Proportion: The relationship between parts.

Left arm = Right arm

Thumb = Pinky

2 Index fingers (long) = 1 hand (long)

Perfect Proportions

Use the yarn to record what is the same proportions on the human

body.

Perfect Proportions

Foot – Forearm – Hand span

Shoulder to wrist – Knee to ankle – Chin to bellybutton

Wingspan – Height

Perfect Proportions

Width of your eye – Space between your eyes

Nose – pinky – big toe – thumb – mouth

Corner of eye to top of ear –

Corner of mouth to bottom of ear

End of class

Bellwork

Write down two sentences about what you learned in class

today.