Let's Measure: Inches, Feet, Yards (1953)

[Music] say that was a good throw but how long a throw was it Jimmy doesn't know what's more he doesn't know how to find out but Jimmy would like to know how far he can throw a ball now Jimmy is trying on his last year's jacket just look at those sleeves my how Jimmy has grown a jacket just doesn't fit him anymore look father look how much Jimmy has grown how much has he growing Jimmy wants to know let's find out says father let's get off the board on which we've been making marks to show how much Jimmy has grown let's see this line is how tall Jimmy was last made let's see how much he has grown since then gracious could he have grown that much Oh standing on tiptoes that's no way to measure now let's really see how tall Jimmy is he is taller isn't he how much have I growing Jimmy wants to know half an inch says father is that a lot see for yourself let's see a half an inch but how can you tell Jimmy wants to know well it really is very easy have you ever looked closely at a ruler how many inches can you see here let's count them off one two three from here to here is one inch and another inch makes two inches and another makes three inches you can tell by the numbers notice each number is beside a long line the space between the long lines is one inch the lines not quite so long as the inch lines right in the middle this is the half inch mark it was this mark that told Jimmy's father he had grown a half an inch but how many inches are there on the ruler let's all count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 white as the rulers stop at 12 because 12 inches make one foot that's right we call this a foot ruler it is one foot long or 12 inches now what does Jimmy's father getting it's a much longer ruler how long is it let's see 1 foot which is 12 inches two feet 24 inches three feet 36 inches this is one yard we call this a yardstick because it is three feet or one yard long then Jimmy's father suggested the game the game we call it how long is that how long is the table Oh a body yard says Jimmy Jimmy's father tries to imagine how many foot rulers he can see along the edge is that about one foot and another foot and a little more so father says the table is a little more than two feet long here with the yardstick you can measure but is this the way to measure no let's see the right way to measure first be sure the ruler is at the edge like this see end right at the end now you look at the other end of the table see which line on the ruler is closest to the end of the table this is it 27 27 inches here is 24 inches that's two feet and 27 inches that's a little more so the table is a little more than two feet that's less than a yard but it wasn't a bad guess Jimmy wants to try again let's see the window ledge how long is that how long do you think it is Jimmy was going to make a good guess he thinks how far is one foot there no that's not quite enough about there Jimmy thinks and another foot would be about there and some more so thinks Jimmy about three feet a yard it won't take long to find out Jimmy knows how to measure with a ruler the end right at the end of the window ledge the ruler right in line along the edge and there's the answer 34 inches almost a yard just as Jimmy guessed he thought it was fun playing the game how long is that he tried guessing the height of the table then he measured it that time his guess wasn't so good he measured the height of the chair then he tried measuring things about himself how far he can reach with one hand six inches the length of one finger two inches now if Jimmy's finger is 2 inches how long is the handle of the screwdriver can you guess at school Jimmy could still play as a game remember he measured and found that with his hand he could reach six inches or half a foot now let's see half a foot and half a foot that's one foot and another half a foot now with Jimmy see if you can guess how long this paper is six inches and two inches six inches and almost 6 inches out on the football field men are working out answers to how long is that they are laying out the field with lines so many yards from each other in the lumber yard where Jimmy's father works he too is measuring to find out how long abort is yes how long is that is a very important question Jimmy's mother is in a store buying some cloth the clerk is going to the cloth using a yardstick someone else answering the question how long is that after school Jimmy practices throwing the ball he still wants to know how far he can throw it look he's going to measure now he knows how to find out how long that is do you one yard two yards three yards four yards [Music]