Cell Project Overview

The Incredible Edible Cell

You will be required to construct a model of a plant OR animal cell (I will pick for you).  All models must be made out of edible materials that will remain fresh at least 3 days

without refrigeration. Avoid using materials that have an unpleasant odor or that

may be considered offensive!

REMINDER : FOR PLANT CELLS COLOR IS IMPORTANT.

Each model must include all of the following organelles:

• Cell wall (if plant cell) • Ribosomes

• Cell membrane • Mitochondria

• Nucleus • Vacuoles

• Cytoplasm • Lysosomes (if animal cell)

• Endoplasmic Reticulum (smooth and rough) • Chloroplasts (if plant cell)

• Golgi Bodies

Grading:

Grades will be based on the following questions:

Ö Is your name on the project?

Ö Is the cell type identified? Tell if it is a plant or animal cell.

Ö Is the model a 3-D representation of a plant or animal cell?

Ö Are all the organelles included? (11 for plant and 10 for animal cells)

Ö Are the organelles correctly labeled?

Ö Is the chart filled out/ are all functions explains and a rationale given for the representation

Ö Are the relationships between the parts (if any) shown correctly? Are the

ribosomes on the endoplasmic reticulum? Is the endoplasmic reticulum

near the nucleus? If a plant cell, are the chloroplasts around the vacuole?

Ö Are the materials acceptable?

You may use the following materials, but they cannot count as part of the cell:

container, plastic wrap, paper, or toothpicks.

Non-Edible Cells

You can also choose to do a non-edible cell.  The same organelles must be identified and the function must be explained.  If you choose to do a non-edible cell it must be three-dimensional.  If you choose a non-edible option no portion of the cell can be anything that might spoil.  

·         You may use Styrofoam to represent the cell and other materials to represent organelles (play-doh, pipe cleaners, etc.).

·         You may also create a poster as long as the organelles are not just drawn on the poster, they need to stick out (3-d)

·         You will be graded using a similar rubric as the edible cell.

Photos of examples of each type of model are available at slavichscience.blogspot.com.