CELL PROJECT!
DUE: (BLK) MONDAY - MARCH 9TH
(TEAL)TUESDAY - MARCH 10TH
DIRECTIONS: SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PROJECT TO COMPLETE AND TURN IN.
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Cell Analogies Collage
DIRECTIONS:
1.Draw a plant or animal cell in pencil on 6" X 8" white paper. Include the
following structures where applicable:
• cell membrane or cell wall
• cytoplasm
• chloroplast
• nucleus
• nucleolus
• mitochondria
• Golgi apparatus
• lysosome
• ribosome
• vacuole
• endoplasmic reticulum
2. Refer to your notes to identify the main job or function each
structure has in the cell.
3. Think of an everyday object that has a similar function to each cell
part. Sketch the object on a sheet of white paper and color. Write an analogy
to show the similarity between the cell part and the everyday object. (You
can put the sketch and analogy in a small box and cut it out.) Be sure to
explain the reasoning behind your analogies.
• EX: The nucleus is like a brain because it controls and coordinates
the activities of the whole cell in the same way the brain controls and
coordinates activities of the body.
4. Paste your cell drawing in the middle of a poster-size piece of
construction paper.
5. Paste the pictures of everyday objects at the edges of the
construction paper. Label the pictures with your neatly written analogies and
make a pointer to the correct structure in your cell drawing.
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The Whole Cell Catalog
There is not much that you cannot buy by mail-order any more. There are
catalogs for just about anything you can think of. Your task in this
assignment is to create a catalog for something that there may not be a
market for yet, but you never know about the future. Your catalog will be for
the major organelles in a cell.
1. Use textbooks, notes or other references to look up information on
each of the following cell organelles:
• cell membrane
• cell wall
• cytoplasm
• chloroplast
• nucleus
• nucleolus
• mitochondria
• Golgi apparatus
• lysosome
• ribosome
• vacuole
• endoplasmic reticulum
2. Design a page in your catalog for each organelle. Your page must
include the following:
• A written description of your organelle
• A sales pitch
• The price for the organelle (Make sure you price for each organelle
is reasonable. Not all organelles are worth the same amount of money.)
• A full-color diagram to illustrate your "product."
3.Design a cover for your catalog.
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The Cellular Travel Agency
Students produce a travel brochure to attract visitors to spend money to
visit an animal or plant cell. Students can think about their cell as a huge
amusement park, or even better, a small roadside attraction. The brochure
must describe at least 8 "attractions" (organelles or cell processes) that
will "delight and amaze" their potential customers. Humor and creativity are
encouraged. Brochures are evaluated by accuracy of organelle descriptions,
design and creativity.
1. Choose whether your travel brochure will be for a plant or animal
cell.
2. Use textbooks, notes or other references to look up information on
each of the following cell organelles:
• cell membrane
• cell wall
• cytoplasm
• chloroplast
• nucleus
• nucleolus
• mitochondria
• Golgi apparatus
• lysosome
• ribosome
• vacuole
• endoplasmic reticulum
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3. Using small roadside attractions as an inspiration, produce a travel
brochure to entice visitors to take the next exit and visit the "incredible!,
amazing!, and unbelievable!" sights of an animal or plant cell. For example,
visitors might want to "visit the ribosomes, located just outside the
nucleus, and watch as proteins are synthesized RIGHT BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES!"
Be creative in your descriptions, such as "be sure to visit the Golgi center
inside the gift shop, and have your purchases gift wrapped for you before you
leave."
4.Put your ideas into a brochure format using construction paper or make on
the computer.
