1. Powers of Ten Presentation--Plants
Powerpoint Presentation to accompany Carbon Teaching Experiment
Written by: Jonathon SchrammA, Eric KeelingB, Dijanna FigueroaC, Lindsay MohanA,
Michele JohnsonC, and Charles W. AndersonA
Culturally relevant ecology, learning progressions and environmental literacy
Long Term Ecological Research Math Science Partnership
2012
Disclaimer: This research is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation: Targeted Partnership: Culturally relevant ecology, learning progressions and environmental literacy (NSF ). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

2. Powers of Ten ----Plants

3. Earth Scale: 108 meters = 100 Mm = 100 megameters
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4. The western Hemisphere of the Earth
Scale: 107 meters = 10 Mm = 10 megameters
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5. Southeastern United States
Scale: 106 meters = 1 Mm = 1 megameter
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6. Franklin countries in Florida
Scale: 105 meters = 100 km = 100 kilometers
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7. Southwest Tallahassee, Florida
Scale: 104 meters = 10 km = 10 kilometers
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8. The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Scale: 103 meters = 1 km = 1 kilometer
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9. Nearby trees, the lake and laboratory roof
Scale: 102 meters = 100 meters
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10. Top of large tree Scale: 101 meter = 10 meters
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11. tree branch with leaves
Scale: 100 meters = 1 meter: Light takes about 3 nanoseconds to cross this picture
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12. tree leaves at actual size
Scale: 10-1 meters = 0.1 meter = 10 centimeters
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13. Cells on leaf surface vertical view cutaway view
Scale: 10-3 meters = 1 mm = 1 millimeter
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14. Individual leaf cells Scale: 10-5 meters = 10 µm = 10 micrometers
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15. Mesophyll Cells Scale: 10-4 meters = 100 µm = 100 micrometers
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16. Cell wall Scale: 10-5 meters = 10 µm = 10 micrometers
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17. microfibril Scale: 10-6 meters = 1µm = 1micrometers
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18. Cellulose Scale: 10-8 meters = 10nm = 10narometers
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19. Glucose C6H12O6 Scale: 10-9 meters = 1nm = 1nanometers
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