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Shaquille
O'Neal Hand/Foot Span: Student Worksheet
Name: ____________________________________
Shaquille O'Neal, a basketball
player in the NBA, is a very large person. He wears a size 20 shoe.
Using ratios, you can find Shaq's hand span and make comparisons to
your own hand span.
Students work in groups
and individually.
- 1 metric ruler
- Graph paper
- Pictures of Shaq's shoe
size and hand span
- Measure the foot length and hand span of 10 students. Record your
data in the table below.
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Foot
Length
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Hand
Span
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Ratio
(F/H)
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| Shaquille
O’Neal |
41
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- Using the average ratios of foot length to hand span, calculate
the hand span of Shaquille O'Neal.
- Using graph paper, graph the foot length and hand span information
from your table.
- Extend the axis for foot length to include Shaquille O'Neal's 41
cm foot.
- Draw a line of best fit for the graphed data.
- Locate the foot length and corresponding hand span for Shaquille
O'Neal on the line.
As a result of this activity,
students will learn how to collect, graph, and extrapolate data.
Students can extend this
activity by using a graphing calculator or a computer spreadsheet
program. The student can use both ways to graph and then make predictions
about the size of Shaq's hand span.
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