Yes, I think that BMI may be fun. I will ask my wife about some charts and if I get them in time I will send them to you. To calculate BMI you could have a chart made in Excel with masses from 60 kg to 100 kg for ex. and heights from 1.50 m to 2 m. If you make 2 cm and 2 kg steps on the chart you would only get a 20/25 chart which could easily fit on a letter size sheet (landscape). You could explain how BMI is calculated and then just have them read from the chart.
Just while brainstorming, something else came to my mind. Traffic signs. Europe and many other countries use what I think is an international standard of traffic signs which are language independent. Unless you have received proper traning some of them may not come so easy to US drivers. This has nothing to do with your SI subject at the fair but it does go with the intentions of the fair and with international standards. If you think it's worth to have some handouts with international traffic signs let me know and I'll do some more research. Adrian -----Original Message----- From: owner-usma+AEA-colostate.edu +AFs-mailto:owner-usma+AEA-colostate.edu+AF0-On Behalf Of James R. Frysinger Sent: Friday, 25 January, 2002 20:22 To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: U.S. Metric Association Subject: +AFs-USMA:17657+AF0- Re: Language Fair Neat suggestions, Pat+ACE- I've done +ACM-1 before and will do it again (nobody wants to do the calculations right there, though+ACE-). I've done stuff similar to +ACM-3 but you've added some to the list. And +ACM-2 sounds like a neat idea+ACE- I wonder if the college will pay to get a bunch of cards printed up+ADs- I suppose I could make several per sheet of paper and cut them into smaller slips. Jim Pat Naughtin wrote: +AD4- +AD4- Dear Jim, +AD4- +AD4- 1 You might include a calculation of Body-Mass-Index (BMI) after your +AD4- height mass measurements. You could also show a chart (graph) of various BMI +AD4- values for comparison. +AD4- +AD4- 2 What about a 'baby mass' fill-in sheet that might go something like: +AD4- +AD4- When I was born my baby mass was +AF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8-+AF8- +AD4- When my mother was born her baby mass was +AF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXw- +AD4- When my sister +AF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXw- was born her baby mass was ++AF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXw- +AD4- When my sister +AF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXw- was born her baby mass was ++AF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXw- +AD4- When my father was born his baby mass was +AF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXw- +AD4- When my brother was born his baby mass was +AF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXw- +AD4- When my brother was born his baby mass was +AF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXw- +AD4- When my grandmother was born her baby mass was +AF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXw- +AD4- When my great-grandmother was born her baby mass was ++AF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXwBfAF8AXw- +AD4- +AD4- You could use conversion charts (tables or graphs) or calculators. +AD4- +AD4- 3 Metric familiarisation. Have materials available for people to measure +AD4- parts of their bodies. I have found these to be useful: +AD4- +AD4- Thickness of thumb nail (+AH4-1mm) +AD4- Width of little finger nail (+AH4-10mm) +AD4- Width of palm (+AH4-100mm) +AD4- Length of hand span (+AH4-250mm) +AD4- Length of cubit (+AH4-500mm) +AD4- Length of foot wearing a shoe (+AH4-250mm to 350mm) +AD4- +AD4- Cheers, +AD4- +AD4- Pat Naughtin +AD4- CAMS - Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist +AD4- - United States Metric Association +AD4- ASM - Accredited Speaking Member +AD4- - National Speakers Association of Australia +AD4- Member, International Federation for Professional Speakers +AD4- -- +AD4- +AD4- on 2002/01/25 08.14, James Frysinger at frysingerj+AEA-cofc.edu wrote: +AD4- +AD4- +AD4- I have been invited back to the Language Fair at the College of Charleston +in +AD4- +AD4- order to provide a table (a larger one this time+ACE-) promoting the SI. +This +AD4- +AD4- fair is aimed at promoting studies of foreign languages, cultural +awareness, +AD4- +AD4- and foreign travel (especially for studies). The date of the fair is +February +AD4- +AD4- 21 and runs for three hours. +AD4- +AD4- +AD4- +AD4- I plan again to provide the means for people to check their height and +weight +AD4- +AD4- (mass) in SI units and this time will be adding the opportunity for them to +AD4- +AD4- check their temperatures with an otic (ear) thermometer (with disposable +AD4- +AD4- sanitary lenses). Of course, I will emphasize the universal +understandability +AD4- +AD4- of the SI, regardless of language, and will also provide information on +AD4- +AD4- metrication progress in the U.S., vis-a-vis the rest of the world. +AD4- +AD4- +AD4- +AD4- Your comments and suggestions would be appreciated. +AD4- +AD4- +AD4- +AD4- Jim -- Metric Methods(SM) +ACI-Don't be late to metricate+ACEAIg- James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/ 10 Captiva Row e-mail: metric+AEA-knology.net Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789
