Sample set of objects from ‘Powers of Ten’.
Place these object in order of increasing size, with the smallest one first:
Diameter of a large city
Distance to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to the sun
Length of base pair of DNA
Gamma ray wavelength
Size of the Milky Way galaxy
Diameter of orbit of inner electrons of a carbon atom
Distance to the outer planets
Diameter of white blood cell
One light year
Distance Earth travels in one hour
Diameter of carbon atom nucleus
The National Science Learning Network is a joint initiative by the Department for Education and the Wellcome
Trust. www.sciencelearningcentres.org.uk
Optional card sort to support ranking exercise:
Diameter of a large city
Distance to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to the sun
Length of base pair of DNA
Gamma ray wavelength
Size of the Milky Way galaxy
Diameter of orbit of inner electrons of a carbon atom
Distance to the outer planets
Diameter of white blood cell
One light year
Distance Earth travels in one hour
Diameter of carbon atom nucleus
The National Science Learning Network is a joint initiative by the Department for Education and the Wellcome
Trust. www.sciencelearningcentres.org.uk