September, 12 - Scale of the Universe

Post date: Sep 11, 2013 3:07:26 PM

Directions

1. On a web browser go to http://htwins.net/scale2 application.

2. Find different objects at the following sizes:

    • nanometer

    • micrometer

    • millimeter

    • centimeter

    • meter

    • dekameter

    • kilometer

    • light minute

    • light year

    • Farthest out we can see with a telescope

    • Smallest we can see with a microscope

3. Record the Power of 10 for each object

4. Describe the object. A description will appear in the program if you click on the object.

Objectives

  • Associate metric prefixes with scientific notation

    • Appreciate the relative size of things throughout the universe.

Due

  • Scale of the Universe 9/13