2.Measure the length of the adults left foot from the wall to the tip of the big toe.\
3.Examine the numbers. Do you see a pattern?
4.Divide the length of each persons left foot by his/her height.
multiply the quotient by 100. What do you get? You may also want to use a calculator on a computer for this activity.
The results of your calculations should be about 15, illustrating that the length of a persons foot is approximately 15 percent of his/her height.
Activity: Find out the approximate height of each of your classmates by measuring their foot and charting it on a spreadsheet. Use this proportion for your calculations: 15/100 = Length of foot/x (person's height).
When a forensic scientist has the length of a foot, the forensic scientist will be able to approximate the height of the individual. This works best on a full grown individual for the ratio of the body parts is slightly different in growing children.
Nini-1.50cm
Jnaya-148cm
Josh-157cm
liz-157cm
kiera-149cm
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