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MEASURE YOUR FEET DAY (JAN. 23) - PUBLIC RECAP
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Is a foot of length 22 M&Ms longer than a foot of length 15 paper clips? To celebrate Measure Your Feet Day (Jan. 23), Mathletes use some out-of-the-ordinary units to measure their feet, then use proportional reasoning to make comparisons and estimations.
Materials Needed
- 1 Measure Your Feet Day handout per student
- 1 writing utensil per student
- 1-2 blank sheets of copier paper per student
- 20 M&Ms per student
- 10-15 paper clips per group
- 15-20 pennies per group
- 1 ruler with centimeters per group
- Any other objects that can be used for measuring length in various units (optional)

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