Finding Tree Heights Using Trigonometry
- Introduction to the Clinometer Method and the Stick Method to Find the Height of a Tree This activity involves using different methods to finding the height of any tree using your eye height on level ground. The first method uses a clinometer to measure the angle from your eye height to the top of the tree, then using trigonometric ratios to find the missing side using the angle of elevation and other measurements. The second method uses a stick to measure the height of a tree. First, you hold the stick at arms length away and back up until your stick masks the same height of the tree. You must measure your eye height, the distance you are standing from the base of the tree, and then use trigonometric ratios find the missing side and add it to your height. This lesson gives students the chance to apply mathematics to real-world concepts and see how they can find the height of anything on level ground from them using either method taught in this activity. Below I have captured my own example of the Stick Measurement method. |
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Stick Measurement Method
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