Source Institutions
Source Institutions
Add to list Go to activity
Activity link broken? See if it's at the internet archive
![](/sites/default/files/styles/square250/public/resource_images/smile-000-000-003-101.jpg?itok=aaHFb7xJ)
In this activity, learners place cards featuring biological structures in order by their relative size from largest to smallest. The cards feature structures ranging from the carbon atom (340 pm) to a skin cell (30 μm) to a coffee bean (8 mm). This activity can also be used as a formative assessment or an anticipatory set.
- 5 to 10 minutes
- 10 to 30 minutes
- 1 cent - $1 per group of students
- Ages 11 - 18
- Activity, Lesson/Lesson Plan
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per group of students)
- Object cards
- Overhead transparency of the Object Size guide, page 2
- Overhead projector
Subjects
-
Life Sciences
-
Cells
- Cell Structure and Function
-
Diversity of Life
- Viruses and Bacteria
- Protists and Fungi
- Classification
-
Human Body
- The Brain and Nervous System
-
Cells
-
Mathematics
-
Measurement
- Units of Measurement
- Size and Scale
-
Measurement
-
Physical Sciences
-
Structure and Properties of Matter
- Elementary Particles and Nuclear Physics
-
Structure and Properties of Matter
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- read
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Components that are part of this resource:
Includes alignment to state and/or national standards:
This resource is part of:
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
- Malone, Molly ; Avery, Sheila ; Conley, Thomas ; Starr, Harmony
Source Collection
- Teach.Genetics
Rights:
- All rights reserved, University of Utah, 2008
Funding Source:
- Science Education Partnership Award from the National Center for Research Resources, a component of the National Institutes of Health