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TRY THIS INDOORS …. True or False?
Use a tape measure (or string and a ruler) to find out if these statements are body facts or body fictions:
1. The circumference of your head (picture 1) is 3 times the length of your foot.
2. Your arm span (picture 2) is the same as your height.
3. Your height is 10 times the length of your hand (from your longest finger to your wrist).
4. Your height is 5 times the length of your thigh.
WHAT DO YOU NOTICE? Things to talk about …
Can you find any body facts of your own?
Are the body facts the same for adults and children?
Who has the widest arm span in your family?
Who has the widest hand span?
Is the oldest person in your family the tallest?
WHAT IS THE SCIENCE?
Everybody is different and you will find variation between individuals and notice differences between adults and children, but generally: arm span is roughly the same as height, which is also about 10 times the length of the hand. Thigh length is roughly 4 times height, and foot length is roughly half of head circumference.
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