Bellwork A – 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 DataQuantitative 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.