Combined Science - Biology - KS4

Cell Biology

Order of magnitude calculations

Miss Wong
Equipment You will need….

Paper or your book

Pen

Calculator
Agenda
Recap measurements of length and width

Learn about new unit of measurements

Complete unit conversions

Express measurements in standard form

Pause the video to complete your task

Quick recap:

100 cm
a)1 m = ___?___

10 mm
b)1 cm = ___?___

Resume once you’re finished

Measuring the width and length of cells.

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Measuring width and length using micrometers

1 mm = 1000 μm

Ruler Metric Measure, Pixabay

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Converting the units

The point to remember is 1 mm = 1000 μm.

1 mm = 1000 μm
2000 To convert mm to μm,
2mm =______μm you need to multiply
3400 the number by 1000.
3.4mm =________μm

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How do we convert millimeters
(mm) into micrometers (μm)?

Resume once you’re finished

 To convert mm to μm, you need to multiply the
number by 1000.

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Pause the video to complete your task

Quick recap:

a)1mm = __?__ μmμm

1000

b)100mm = __?__ μmμm

100,000

500 μm
c) 0.5mm = __?__

Resume once you’re finished

Converting the units from μm to mm

x 1000
mm μm
÷1000

1 mm = 1000 μm
0.1
________ mm = 100 μm
0.05
________ mm = 50 μm
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 How do we convert
micrometres (μm) into
millimetres (mm) ?

Resume once you’re finished

To convert μm to mm , you need to divide
the number by 1000.

x 1000
mm μm
÷1000

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Multiple choice quiz on unit conversions

0.65 mm = __?__ μm

650μm 6500μm

65μm 65,000μm

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Multiple choice quiz on unit conversions

__?__ mm = 500 μm

0.005 0.05

0.5 5

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Multiple choice quiz on unit conversions

5mm = __?__ μm
500μm 5000μm

50,000μm 500,000μm

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Multiple choice quiz on unit conversions

How many micrometres are there in one millimetre?

10μm 100μm

1,000μm 10,000μm

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Multiple choice quiz on unit conversions

__?__mm = 900 μm
9mm 0.9mm

0.09mm 0.009mm

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Expressing large numbers.

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Expressing numbers in standard form

We have learnt that 1 mm = 1000 μm.

So, 100mm = ____?______ μm

100 x 1000 = 100,000μm

We can express 100,000μm in standard form.

100,000μm = 1 x 10 μm
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Order of magnitude and standard form

10 = 10 1

100 =10 x 10 =10 2

1000 = 10 x10 x10 =10 3

100,000μm = 10 x10 x10 x10 x10 = 10 μm 5

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Order of magnitude and standard form

Express 300,000μm in standard form.

300,000μm = 3 x 100,000μm

= 3 x 10 x10 x10 x10 x10 = 3 x 10 μm

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Express 70,000μm in standard form.

70,000μm = 7 x 10,000μm
= 7 x 10 x10 x10 x10 = 7 x 10 μm
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Order of magnitude and standard form

Let’s try these two questions together:

1. Express 35mm in μm. Make sure your answer is in standard form.

35mm = 35 x 1000μm = 35,000μm
35,000μm = 3.5 x 10,000= 3.5 x 10 x10 x10 x10 = 3.5 x 104 μm
2. Express 90mm in μm. Make sure your answer is in standard form.

90mm = 90 x 1000μm = 90,000μm

90,000μm = 9 x 10,000= 9 x 10 x10 x10 x10 = 9 x 104 μm

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Pause the video to complete your task

Quick concept check:

Express the following in standard form

1 x103 μm
a) 1000 μm
5 x105 μm
b)500,000 μm
6 x103 μm
c) 6 mm = __?__ μm
5 x102 μm
d)0.5 mm = __?__ μm
Resume once you’re finished
Expressing small numbers using standard form

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Using standard form to express small
numbers

There is a cell of 0.00001 μm.

We can also express this in standard form.

0.00001 μm = 1 x 10 μm -5

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Using standard form to express small
numbers
There is a cell of 0.0005 mm.
Express the above in standard form.

0.0005 mm =5 x 10 mm
-4

There is a cell of 0.007 μm.

Express the above in standard form.

0.007 μm =7 x 10 mm-3
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 Pause the video to complete your task

Quick concept check:

Express the following in standard form.

1 x105 μm
1.100mm = __?__ μm

5 x 10-2 mm
2.50μm = __?__ mm
Resume once you’re finished
Review

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Independent practice
Express the following measurements in standard form.

1.329,000μm = __________μm
2.0. 0003μm = __________μm
3.0.0045μm = __________μm
4.9.5 mm = __________μm
5.0.00007mm = __________μm
6.256,000μm = ____________mm
7.0.00034mm = __________μm
8.183,000 μm = ____________mm

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Independent practice
Express the following measurements in standard form.
Answers:
1.329,000μm = __________μm
1. 3.29 x 105 μm
2.0. 0003μm = __________μm 2. 3 x 10-4 μm
3.0.0045μm = __________μm 3. 4.5 x 10-3μm
4.9.5 mm = __________μm 4. 9.5 x 103 μm
5.0.00007mm = __________μm 5. 7 x 10-2 μm
6.256,000μm = ____________mm 6. 2.56 x102 mm
7.0.00034mm = __________μm 7. 3.4 x 10-1 μm
8.183,000 μm = ____________mm 8. 1.38 x 102mm

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