{"id":618,"date":"2026-11-02T16:18:37","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T16:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/nrps6\/?p=618"},"modified":"2026-11-02T16:18:37","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T16:18:37","slug":"measuring-the-ancient-egyptian-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/nrps6\/2026\/11\/02\/measuring-the-ancient-egyptian-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Measuring the Ancient Egyptian way!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We used Cupits (the distance from the tip of our middle fingers to our elbows) and Palms (the width of our palms) to measure various objects in our Outdoor Learning! <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-619\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/nrps6\/uploads\/sites\/20807\/2026\/11\/02161713\/IMG_7967-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" 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src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/nrps6\/uploads\/sites\/20807\/2026\/11\/02161728\/IMG_7964-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/nrps6\/uploads\/sites\/20807\/2026\/11\/02161728\/IMG_7964-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/nrps6\/uploads\/sites\/20807\/2026\/11\/02161728\/IMG_7964-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/nrps6\/uploads\/sites\/20807\/2026\/11\/02161728\/IMG_7964-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-623\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/nrps6\/uploads\/sites\/20807\/2026\/11\/02161733\/IMG_7963-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/nrps6\/uploads\/sites\/20807\/2026\/11\/02161733\/IMG_7963-225x300.jpeg 225w, 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class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-625\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/nrps6\/uploads\/sites\/20807\/2026\/11\/02161742\/IMG_7961-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/nrps6\/uploads\/sites\/20807\/2026\/11\/02161742\/IMG_7961-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/nrps6\/uploads\/sites\/20807\/2026\/11\/02161742\/IMG_7961-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/nrps6\/uploads\/sites\/20807\/2026\/11\/02161742\/IMG_7961-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-626\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/nrps6\/uploads\/sites\/20807\/2026\/11\/02161746\/IMG_7960-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" 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