Size Wheel

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In this fun sticker activity, learners will create a size wheel with images of objects of different size, from macroscopic scale (like an ant) to nanoscale (like DNA). Learners will be able to understand the difference in sizes and also learn about how small objects look when examined with special imaging technology such as a Scanning Electron Microscope. The activity includes images of: ant, dust mite, hair, virus, chromosome, spider web, penny, red blood cell, DNA, optic fiber, pollen grain, microchip, flagellum, plant cell, and silk threads. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
5 to 10 minutes
Learning Time:
10 to 30 minutes
Estimated Materials Cost:
1 cent - $1 per student
Age Range:
Ages 6 - 18
Resource Type:
Activity
Language:
English

Materials List (per student)

Keywords

Subjects

  • Engineering and Technology
    • Engineering
      • Nanotechnology
    • Technology
  • Life Sciences
    • Cells
      • Cell Structure and Function
    • Diversity of Life
      • Plants
      • Animals
      • Viruses and Bacteria
      • Protists and Fungi
    • Heredity and Genetics
      • DNA Structure and Function
    • Human Body
  • Mathematics
    • Measurement
      • Units of Measurement
      • Size and Scale
    • Number and Operations
      • Exponents
      • Multiples and Factors
    • Representation
  • Physical Sciences
    • Vibration and Waves
      • Light and Optics
    • Structure and Properties of Matter
  • The Nature of Science
    • The Scientific Process
      • The Scientific Worldview
  • The Nature of Technology
    • Technology and Society
      • Impacts of Technology

Informal Categories

  • Photography and Film/Video

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • read
  • touch

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

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Access Rights:

  • Free access

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Funding Sources:

  • National Science Foundation
  • Nation Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • The Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems, Berkeley