The size and scale of cells: the basics
I can describe numbers and sizes of cells using appropriate units.
The size and scale of cells: the basics
I can describe numbers and sizes of cells using appropriate units.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Most animals and plants are made up of millions or billions of cells.
- Cells are usually too small to see with the unaided eye.
- Comparison of the sizes of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells, and cell structures, in micrometres.
Common misconception
Pupils commonly convert units incorrectly, multiplying when they should divide or dividing when they should multiply.
It can help to relate the unit conversions in the lesson to an everyday example, e.g. pounds to pence.
Keywords
Million - 1,000,000, or one thousand thousand.
Billion - 1,000,000,000 or one thousand million.
Micrometre (µm) - One millionth of a metre, or 1 m / 1 000 000.
Magnification - Making small objects appear larger in order to see more detail.
Licence
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