Illustration showing the scale of an unfertilized egg cell in comparison to a sperm and a skin cell.

Cell Size and Scale

This interactive from Learn.Genetics helps put the size of many biological structures in context. Students can zoom in from the scale of a coffee bean all the way down to a carbon atom. Along the way, they also see bacteria, a range of human cells, a chromosome, a flu virus, and more.

Grades: Middle and high school
Produced by: Genetic Science Learning Center, University of Utah (SEPA funded)