1. Nonstandard Units of Measure SOL 6.10 Royal Foot and Hand The Royal Foot and Hand

2. Getting Started Find a partner. – One partner will be have the Royal Foot. – The other partner will have the Royal Hand. Record all of you measurements on a piece of notebook paper.

3. Your Paper Bob and Sue Foot Measurement Hand Measurement Desk Height Door Width Book Length

4. The Royal Foot Measure the following items with your Royal Foot. – height of your desk – width of the door – length of a math book

5. The Royal Hand Now measure the same following items with your Royal Hand. – height of your desk – width of the door – length of a math book

6. Questions 1. You need 100 feet of wood to make a fence and the wood is priced per foot. Who’s foot would you use to measure the wood? Why? 2. Suppose you are the person selling the wood. Who’s foot would you use? Why?

7. Journal: Why do we need and use standard units of measure?