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.
Aim: To use forensic science techniques to measure the height of a criminal.
Material:
Steps:
Material:
- Long 1-metre wooden ruler
- Yourself
Steps:
- Get a 1-metre ruler.
- Measure your shoe (cm) or height.
- Vice versa, height or shoe.
- Record your measurements.
Findings:
Name
|
Foot (cm)
|
Height (cm)
|
| Khush | 28cm | 168cm |
| JV | 24cm | 155cm |
Divide the length of each person's foot by his/her height. then multiply it by 100.
Khush - 16.6
JV - 15.4
JV - 15.4
Conclusion:
This experiment was fun, I learnt and knew my foot size. You had to do some maths in forensics, it was weird but interesting. What I also learnt is that the number that we've got (16.6 - min) is for the police to know our height. If we give that number to the police, they will know our height. It was a really pleasant and interesting lesson.
My foot size is 28cm and JV's foot size is 24cm. Next, my height is 168cm and JV's is 155cm. We had done this by using a 1-metre wooden ruler and ourselves..
