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Tuesday 21 May 2019

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THE FEET CAN MEASURE THE HEIGHT


The bones of the feet can tell a lot about a person. What do feet reveal about a person's height? Forensic anthropologists team up with law enforcers to help solve crimes.
Bones of the feet can reveal an interesting fact about an individual. Let's combine math with forensics to see how.

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Aim:  To use forensic science techniques to measure the height of a criminal.

Material:

  1. Metre ruler
  2.  Your self

Steps:

  1.  Get a metre ruler 
  2.  Measure you height 
  3.  Measure your foot length 
  4.  record your information  

Findings:


Name
Foot  (cm)
Height (cm)
Angus21 cm140 cm
Chrysler22 cm143




15 is the number used by investigators to determine a persons height based on their feet. This is because 15% of a persons height is the length of their foot.

Find out what percentage of your height is your feet. To do this you need to:
Divide the length of each person's foot by his/her height then multiply it by 100. 

15 is the number used by investigators to determine a persons height based on their feet. This is because 15% of a persons height is the length of their foot.

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