Collect data
Today you will work with a partner to very carefully collect data regarding the length of various parts of your body. Help your partner collect their own data.
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Please collect all measurements in centimetres.
Record data
As you work, create an entry in Notion for today.
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You can copy-paste the everything that is immediately below this callout box, and then fill in the blanks in the Progress section of your portfolio post for Thread 1, Day 1 .
Arm span vs. height
Make a prediction. How do you think your own arm span will compare to your height?
My hypothesis regarding arm span vs. height is:
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Arm span
First, we examine your arm span.
Your arm span is the distance between the middle fingertips on each hand when you stretch your arms out as far as they can reach. Your arms should be parallel to the ground.
My arm span, in centimetres, is:
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Height
Next, we examine your height.
My height is:
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Femur bone vs. height
The femur bone is the only bone in your thigh (the part of your leg between your hip and your knee).
How do you think the length of your femur will compare to your height?
My hypothesis regarding femur bone length vs. height is:
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Femur bone
With help from your partner, measure your femur bone.
The length of my femur bone is:
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Head length vs. height
How many “heads tall” are you?
How many times would the length of your head fit into your height?
Maybe four, six or eight times?
My hypothesis regarding head length vs. height is:
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Head length
With help from your partner, measure the length of your head:
The length of my head is is:
(replace this text with your response)
NOTE
In tomorrow’s class, you will use the measurements that you took to learn more about data types and structures in Swift – the programming language we will use to build apps in this course.