Vitruvian

Men
Sara Heines
5th Hour STEM
9/24/12

Problem: Is your wingspan related to your height? Is your

forearm related to your foot?
1.
2.
3.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Materials:
Human subject
Meter stick
Computer
Procedure:
Obtain supplies
Measure the subjects wingspan from the tip of their
middle finger to the tip of their other middle finger.
Measure the subjects height.
Record.
Repeat steps 1-4 for the rest of the lab.
Results:
Table 1: Wingspan vs. Height (cm)
Wing
span
163
170
157
159
179
161.
5
162
175
172
172
158
162
167
163
185
180
169

Heig
ht
168
162
164
156
181
163
163
166
166
166
164
169
176
165
180
183
161

147
165
166
171
158
161
165
175
172
171
174.
5
159
171.
5
174
175
161
175

147
161
167
168
158
158
160.
5
169
187
171
166.
5
155
163
174
174
165
173

Table 2: Forearm vs. Foot

Forear
Foot(cm
m
)
29
24
26
23
24
23
30
28
23
27
26
22
25
25
29
24
24
21
26
21

30
23
22
24
28
20
24
24
31
24
24
21
22
21

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27
25
20
30
31
26
24
26
23

24
24
23
23
26
27
23.5
25
24
24

27
29
25
27
27

29
25.5
26
24.5
30