Description
- Overview:
- In this activity, learners use their feet to estimate distances. Learners calculate the distance of one step in centimeters by measuring 10 steps at a time to reduce measurement error. Learners can use their stride ruler to measure the distance between different points on the playground as an extension activity.
- Subject:
- Mathematics
- Level:
- High School
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Author:
- Don Rathjen, Exploratorium, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, National Science Foundation, The Exploratorium
- Provider:
- Exploratorium
- Date Added:
- 10/31/2010
- License:
-
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike
- Language:
- English
- Media Format:
- Text/HTML
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