From Feet to Fathom Lab Report

I think it is important to have an international measuring system because every country has there own and having a measuring system everyone would know is very helpful because other people and or foreigners can work in other countries  besides there own. The materials we used were: Partner,Objects in the classroom (whiteboard, desk, hallway, SPACE book, Peep, Crayon box),Meter stick or measuring tape, Calculator.

List of ways to measure:

Pace: legs outstretched =1 yard approximately or 1 meter

Egyptian cubit= elbow to tip of the middle finger= 18 inches or 45 cm
Fathom = middle finger to middle finger across the body = 6 feet, 180 cm, 1.8m
Palm = across the palm of the hand = 3 inches or 8 cm
Hand including thumb = 4 inches or 10 cm
Span = from tip of thumb to tip of little finger= 3 palms or 9 inches or 24 cm
English yard = from fingertip of arm to nose = 36 inches or about 1 meter
Foot = 12 “or 30 cm approximately
Fingernail = tip of pinky =1/2 inch = 1 cm.

My partners and I have not seen any patterns besides the pattern of similar numbers for each measurement of the object. On the image above you can see all the numbers for each object. In conclusion the English method was very useful because you dont need to go out to find anything to measure with because you have it right on you. I also think that the way to measure with the nail was the best for me because I am used to centimeters and 1 nail is simply 1 centimeter. And I also think  that measuring with the nail was the was the easiest way to measure objects with because of the same reason it is accurate simply 1 cm. I think my partners and I did a great job with time because it only took us 2 periods to finish this lab I don't think we could of changed anything but to do even better on with time and finish the blog post quicker.