Rule of Thumb: The Prime Radicals, Season 1
Catalogue Number: GAP023
Producer: GAPC Productions
Subject: Mathematics
Language: English
Grade Level: PreK - 2, 3 - 5
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2011
Running Time: 14:00
While vsiting a sculpting art studio, Uncle Norm learns all about the Rule of Thumb and how using one piece of string wrapped around the base of your thumb can give you many of the approximate measurements that can be used to create a bust of yourself and some snazzy bracelets too. He also learns some pretty cool body facts.
The Gist: This episode is about using indirect measurements as a tool for establishing reasonable estimates for body part dimensions, and the utility of widely-used non-standard measures.
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