How Big, How Small?

Task 1

You are now going to use the following website to research the following information:

http://www.vendian.org/howbig/?&page=millipaper and use it as a basis for a dimension poster.

 Please print off two (named) copies of your completed table, one for your notes and one for your teacher.

Task 2

As a group, we need one A3 poster per prefix.  The posters need to include:

• the name of the prefix followed by ‘meter’ (e.g.nanometer)
• the factor (e.g. 10^-9)
• the symbol followed by ‘m’ for meter (e.g. nm)
• some appropriate pictures and facts (cut and stick from the website  http://www.vendian.org/howbig/?&page=millipaper )

If you want to try some more Fermi problems, try these sites.  They will also link you to other useful sites:

http://mathforum.org/workshops/sum96/interdisc/sheila3.html

http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/fermi/fermi.htm