Height Museum

Goal: Make a paper strip as tall as you are, and put all the strips in order by length

	Predict and cut Which of us do you think is the tallest? Is the oldest the tallest?   Cut a strip of adding machine tape the height of each person.
	Decorate Children decorate their strips.
	Put the strips in order Children arrange the strips along the wall or floor from shortest to longest. If needed, show how to line up the strips at the bottom, so that the top of the strip shows height.
	Check predictions Is the oldest person the tallest? Is the youngest the shortest? What else do you notice?

Variations

How much do we grow? (same as main activity.) After doing the activity, ask children to make a prediction: “If we do this in 3 months, will we be in the same order?” Save the strips or measure them and record heights. Then try it again in 3 months.

Heights at home (same as main activity). Send home adding machine tape so children can make strips for each family member.

Half the size (harder). Make strips for some adults. Ask children to investigate: “Is anyone half the size of an adult? How could we find out?"