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    The document provides instructions for measuring lengths using various units including inches, centimeters, ancient units like spans, palms, and digits, and choosing appropriate modern units. Students are asked to measure objects in their classroom and convert between inches and centimeters. They also analyze class data on lengths measured in ancient units and determine conversions between those units. Finally, students choose appropriate modern units to measure distances ranging from within a classroom to interplanetary.

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    The document provides instructions for measuring lengths using various units including inches, centimeters, ancient units like spans, palms, and digits, and choosing appropriate modern units. Students are asked to measure objects in their classroom and convert between inches and centimeters. They also analyze class data on lengths measured in ancient units and determine conversions between those units. Finally, students choose appropriate modern units to measure distances ranging from within a classroom to interplanetary.

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    First day activity in Geometry, measuring distances.

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    The document provides instructions for measuring lengths using various units including inches, centimeters, ancient units like spans, palms, and digits, and choosing appropriate modern units. Students are asked to measure objects in their classroom and convert between inches and centimeters. They also analyze class data on lengths measured in ancient units and determine conversions between those units. Finally, students choose appropriate modern units to measure distances ranging from within a classroom to interplanetary.

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    Measurement Distance

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    The document provides instructions for measuring lengths using various units including inches, centimeters, ancient units like spans, palms, and digits, and choosing appropriate modern units. Students are asked to measure objects in their classroom and convert between inches and centimeters. They also analyze class data on lengths measured in ancient units and determine conversions between those units. Finally, students choose appropriate modern units to measure distances ranging from within a classroom to interplanetary.

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    Measurement: Distance N Yates GEOMETRY Name _______________________

    Date ________

    I. Inches (Ruler)
    II. Centimeters (Ruler)
    III. Ancient Units & Class Data Analysis
    IV. Choosing Appropriate Units

    I. Inches (Ruler)
    Measure three lengths in this room in inches. Be as accurate as possible,
    measuring to the nearest sixteenth with your ruler. When finished, convert
    to centimeters using math and the conversion factor 1 inch = 2.54
    centimeters.

    Object Description Inches Centimeters Work

    II. Centimeters (Ruler)


    Measure three other lengths in this room in centimeters. Be as accurate as
    possible, measuring to the nearest millimeter with your ruler. When finished,
    convert to inches using math and the conversion factor 1 inch = 2.54
    centimeters (HINT: First figure out how many inches is 1cm).

    Object Description Inches Centimeters Work

    III. Ancient Units & Class Data Analysis


    Definitions: Span= Palm=
    Digit=

    Measure the length and width of your desk, and record the data
    below:

    Spans Palms Digits

    Length

    Width
    Mean Class Data:
    How do I find the mean? What is the mean of 29, 1, 4,
    1, 5?

    Mean
    Spans Palms Digits
    Class Data
    Length

    Width

    Median Class Data:

    How do I find the median? What is the median of 29, 1,


    4, 1, 5?

    Median
    Spans Palms Digits
    Class Data
    Length

    Width

    Mode Class Data:

    How do I find the mode? What is the mode of 29, 1, 4,


    1, 5?
    MODE CLASS
    Spans Palms Digits
    DATA
    Length

    Width
    Questions:

    How many digits make up a palm? Show your work and explain your reasoning.

    How many digits make up a span? Show your work and explain your reasoning.

    How many palms make up a span? Show your work and explain your reasoning.

    Why don’t construction workers and other people use these ancient units
    today? What units do they use and why?

    IV. Choosing Appropriate Units

    From this word bank of units of length nanometer inch foot mile light-
    year , choose an appropriate-sized one to measure each of the following
    distances:
    1. From here to downtown Baltimore ___________________
    2. From here to Neptune ___________________
    3. From here to the academy office ___________________
    4. From one edge of your desk to the other ___________________

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