Animal and Plant Cells: Models but from recyclables and craft supplies
03/19/2020
Size of Human Cells... about 200um or .0002m. (1um = 1X10-6)
The biggest? at 1000um, an ovum
The smallest? at 5um is the head of a sperm cell
Some Cools facts about them both here: https://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170419-the-largest-and-smallest-sex-cells-on-the-planet
We have about 37.2 trillion cells in our body, but this is tricky... find out why https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/there-are-372-trillion-cells-in-your-body-4941473/
Structures of Animal and Plant Cells - my favorite site is https://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm
Notice our cell models are simple. What details are missing? What recyclables would do a better job representing them?
Video Links: https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/cells/