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...and any self-respecting elephant will definitely want buttons sewn in for braces.On 2003-02-27 15:52, vaporlock wrote:Remember to cuff the pantsOn 2003-02-27 11:42, TubeDude wrote:
Waist: measure around elephant's waist at navel.
Depth: Measure from elephant's naval, between legs to above elephant's bottom.
Crotch: Measure between legs at front.
Leg: Measure around the fullest part of elephant's thigh.
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I think the best way would be to have a scale (ruler, tape, whatever) on a pole or a tree and have the elephant stand next to it (or if it's in the wild, try to lure it near the scale). That way, the scale's straight, and the kid doesn't have to climb up the elephant with a tape. S/he would have to be up on a ladder at elephant height to read the height correctly.
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I think chas is on the right track for measureing height. I would suggest that you use a carpenter's level and use it to site a line that is level with the ground across the back (or head) of the elephant and onto the scale.
I would also suggest that big in terms of elephant is often measured in tons or pounds. This is easy to measure just have the elephant stand on a large scale they use for trucks.
The measurement of an elephant in asia or india, might be in terms of how much work the can do, how much weight they can drag, or how big a log they can lift with their trunk.
I think if I asked a bunch of second graders how to measure an elephant. I would be looking for them to come up with a lot of different types of measurements that would apply to elephants, like age, length, height, girth, weight, amount of work they can do. This would give me, as the teacher, the opportunity to reward a range of right answers.
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I would also suggest that big in terms of elephant is often measured in tons or pounds. This is easy to measure just have the elephant stand on a large scale they use for trucks.
The measurement of an elephant in asia or india, might be in terms of how much work the can do, how much weight they can drag, or how big a log they can lift with their trunk.
I think if I asked a bunch of second graders how to measure an elephant. I would be looking for them to come up with a lot of different types of measurements that would apply to elephants, like age, length, height, girth, weight, amount of work they can do. This would give me, as the teacher, the opportunity to reward a range of right answers.
Lots of different successes seems like a way to help kids enjoy school...
Just as a C&F member, lots of different whistles will help you ...
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Talking seriously for once in a non-political thread. :roll:
If the problem is for children, you could tell them measure the height of an elephant just as a pyramid.
This would be a nice introduction to Thales theorem, (eventhough there will be some approximation due to the olifant's rotund shape).
It goes by measuring the extension of the shadow of the elephant, then the shadow and height of a stick vertically planted in the ground.
You could replace the stick by a toy elephant, to relieve the children from one abstraction.
If the problem is for children, you could tell them measure the height of an elephant just as a pyramid.
This would be a nice introduction to Thales theorem, (eventhough there will be some approximation due to the olifant's rotund shape).
It goes by measuring the extension of the shadow of the elephant, then the shadow and height of a stick vertically planted in the ground.
You could replace the stick by a toy elephant, to relieve the children from one abstraction.
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Damn, Zub has it right. I was trying to think of how to do that, but kept getting trig involved.
That Thales was a bright guy. He was so interested in nature that he allegedly broke his ankle when he stepped into a ditch while walking around looking up at the sky.
That Thales was a bright guy. He was so interested in nature that he allegedly broke his ankle when he stepped into a ditch while walking around looking up at the sky.
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Sherlock Holmes solved a case using this method but instead of an elephant he measured a tree.On 2003-02-28 04:45, Zubivka wrote:
Talking seriously for once in a non-political thread. :roll:
If the problem is for children, you could tell them measure the height of an elephant just as a pyramid.
This would be a nice introduction to Thales theorem, (eventhough there will be some approximation due to the olifant's rotund shape).
It goes by measuring the extension of the shadow of the elephant, then the shadow and height of a stick vertically planted in the ground.
You could replace the stick by a toy elephant, to relieve the children from one abstraction.
Mike