bone lab for teachers

Project #126 on iSENSEProject.org

measure bones of body and record lengths in cm.

measure humerus, tibia, femur, radius, ulna, fibula, and total height of person. manually enter into isense.

For humerus:  place tape from tip of shoulder to tip of bent elbow.

For femur:  stand up and place tape from tip of hip bone to top of knee cap.

For tibia:  stand up and place tape from bottom of knee cap to inside ankle bone knob.

For fibula:  stand up and place tape from bottom of knee cap to outside ankle bone knob.  

For radius:  bend arm and place tape from tip of elbow to base of thumb where thumb meets the wrist.

For tibia:  bend are and place tape from tip of elbow to knob on the outside of your wrist--on the pinky finger side.  

For total height of person:  stand up straight with back to wall.  No shoes, please.  Use a ruler or pencil to go horizontally from top of head to wall.  Measure from that point straight down to the floor.