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Introduction<\/strong>
\nLife is filled with standards. We have standards of measurement for time, weight, size, length, distance, etc. Standards make life easier by providing a commonly agreed upon reference for measurement.<\/p>\n

Description<\/strong>
\nBy looking at some common standards of measurement in this object lesson, youth will consider the standards we use to measure the life we live.<\/p>\n

Materials<\/strong>
\nBathroom scale, food scale, measuring cup, ruler, yard stick, tape measure, thermometer, barometric pressure gauge, clock, dictionary, calendar, a teaspoon & tablespoon, a chalk line, a plumb line, a level, One dollar bill, a Bible, etc.<\/p>\n

Preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Gather as many common “standards” as you can find.<\/li>\n
  2. Standards can be pulled from a bag, laid out on display, or incorporated into a game so that the youth identify what each standard is used to measure.<\/li>\n
  3. You could add items to the standards that are unusual or maybe don’t even fit at all. Some unusual ones might be a battery (voltage), ring (ring size), t-shirt (small, med large), an egg, a dozen, a street sign, a law book, light bulb, radio (volume), etc.<\/li>\n
  4. Make sure a Bible is included among the items.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Demonstration<\/strong>
    \nYou can use a variety of methods for this object lesson:<\/p>\n