Mr. Jurich's math class recently went outside with some devices the students made to measure angle of elevation. Then using a trundle wheel, they measured distance along the ground to calculate the height of the school using trigonometry. According to Mr. Jurich, "it's a nice exercise because the kids can discuss and see all the pitfalls that can alter your measurements if you are not careful."

They used the trundle wheel to measure the sidewalks. The wheel has a circumference of exactly one meter. Listening for the clicks that denote each full rotation of the wheel as it is rolled along the ground, the students can simply count and measure large distances without a tape measure or ruler.

Here is a short multiple choice test about our school...

Which sidewalk surrounding our beloved CHS block is longer?

A) Fosdick/Masten

B) Best/E. North

C) Neither they are the same

The footprint of the CHS building is:

A) Closer to a square than it is a rectangle

B) Closer to a rectangle than it is a square

C) Closer to a Volkswagen Beetle than it is a square

The School's rear tower (on the Armory side of the building) is how tall?

A) Approximately 50 feet tall

B) Approximately 25 meters tall

C) A bit taller than Elliot Spitzer's cousin Gigantico (who oddly enough lives in Appalachia)

Just like a good blues tune the answers are: A. A. B.

The class was surprised that the Fosdick/Masten sidewalks are about 50 METERS longer than the Best St./E. North St. Sidewalks.

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