How small is an atom?
Activity! Bringing things down to size. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy This is the product of Ryan Murphy Copyright
Activity! Bringing things down to size. Take one sheet of paper 8 by 11. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy This is the product of Ryan Murphy Copyright
Activity! Bringing things down to size. Take one sheet of paper 8 by 11. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy This is the product of Ryan Murphy Copyright
Activity! Bringing things down to size. Take one sheet of paper 8 by 11. Cut it in half as precisely as possible. 1 Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy This is the product of Ryan Murphy Copyright
Activity! Bringing things down to size. Take one sheet of paper 8 by 11. Cut it in half as precisely as possible. Keep cutting it in half again. Keep track. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy This is the product of Ryan Murphy Copyright
Activity! Bringing things down to size. Take one sheet of paper 8 by 11. Cut it in half as precisely as possible. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy This is the product of Ryan Murphy Copyright
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy 4 Line up scraps from large to small.
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Answer: If you were to cut the paper in half about 90 times, you would be around the size of the atom. T he at om is in cred ib ly s ma ll. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy 90
About a million atoms stacked on top of each other = the thickness of a sheet of paper. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy
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