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MathXplosion, Ep 3: How many heads tall are you?

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Man stands beside tower of man's heads stacked one on the other to his height
MathXplosion, Ep 3: How many heads tall are you?

SUBJECTS:  Maths

YEARS:  5–6


What are non-standard measurement units?

Did you know we can reliably use objects in the real world, including our own body parts, to measure things?

This concept of anthropometry, the ratios of body measurements, was first proposed by Leonardo da Vinci.


Acknowledgements

Video © GAPC Entertainment.


Date of broadcast: 23 Jul 2018


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