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*This would make the cell nucleus in the region of 30,000 atoms diameter, and the animal cell 150,000 atoms. | *This would make the cell nucleus in the region of 30,000 atoms diameter, and the animal cell 150,000 atoms. | ||
*The pores on the nucleus would have about 600 atoms around their opening. | *The pores on the nucleus would have about 600 atoms around their opening. | ||
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| + | == Astronomy learning resources == | ||
| + | *[http://www.discoveryeducation.com/search/page/-/-/lesson-plan/space/index.cfm Astronomy Lesson Plans] | ||
| + | *[http://www.ellejet.com/jets-observing-the-skys.php Educational and Fun Astronomy Games] | ||
| + | *[http://www.planetsforkids.org/ Planets for Kids: Solar System Facts and Astronomy] | ||
| + | *[http://blog.zintro.com/space-exploration/ Space Exploration Insights & Resources] | ||
| + | *[http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/links.html Exploratorium - Eclipse Links and Resources] | ||
| + | *[http://educatorlabs.org/resources/listing-category/astronomy/ Astronomy Resource Bank] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Space & Time]] | ||
*http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/scale ''- excellent simulation with sliding scale'' | *http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/scale ''- excellent simulation with sliding scale'' | ||
*http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10 | *http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10 | ||
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*[http://htwins.net/scale2/ The Scale of the Universe 2] | *[http://htwins.net/scale2/ The Scale of the Universe 2] | ||
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Revision as of 14:16, 27 May 2014
Cells
- 1014 (100 trillion) cells in the Human body
- A typical cell size is 10μm, (0.01mm) some pollen is a bit smaller than that but is made of several cells. The cell membrane (wall) is about 10nm thick for animals cells.
- The cell nucleus is 11-22μm and is typically about 10% of the total volume, so the cell would have to be about 50-100μm. Typical mammalian cell nucleaus has 3000-4000 pores of 100nm diameter.
- Animal cells are on the borderline of visibility, they can be seen but only as a spec of dust.
|  E-coli single-cell organisms |
Human cell with nucleus, about 30,000 atoms in diameter, the pores are about 200 atoms diameter, the ribosomes about twice that
Planets and stars
Atoms
- The Angstrom is 0.1nm and is roughly the size of a typical atom (0.5A for Hydrogen to 3.8A for Uranium).
- The distance between carbon atoms in β sheets in enzymes etc is roughly 5A (0.5nm).
- This would make the cell nucleus in the region of 30,000 atoms diameter, and the animal cell 150,000 atoms.
- The pores on the nucleus would have about 600 atoms around their opening.
Astronomy learning resources
- Astronomy Lesson Plans
- Educational and Fun Astronomy Games
- Planets for Kids: Solar System Facts and Astronomy
- Space Exploration Insights & Resources
- Exploratorium - Eclipse Links and Resources
- Astronomy Resource Bank
See also
- Space & Time
- http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/scale - excellent simulation with sliding scale
- http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10
- http://www.mpibpc.mpg.de/groups/de_groot/presentations/Madrid2003/aqp1_system_movie.html - this is an unbelievable simulation of how water molecules are transmitted thru a membrane. this clip actually happens in 10 ns!
- Scale of the universe with pictures and words
- The Scale of the Universe 2
