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OSMOSIS JONES
TIC – TAC – TOE  WHICH WAY WILL YOU GO?
UNIT: CELLS
INSTRUCTIONS: Just like tic-tac-toe, complete THREE in a row. You choose any three assignments in
a row, either up & down, across, or diagonally. Each selection must be completed fully and accurately to
receive credit. Each block is worth the same number of points.
IT’S THE ARTIST IN ME!
Draw, label and color the
MODEL of the VIRUS in
the TEXTBOOK found on
pages 548 OR 549
THE REAL THRAX!!
A LETTER TO FRANK.
Write a letter to Frank describing at
Thrax in the movie is very
least 3 to 5 of his BAD habits.
similar to the bacteria that
Discuss how he got sick, how he tried
causes ANTHRAX…research
to take a pill and what he can do to
ANTHRAX…give a
PREVENT himself from every getting
description..where it can be
that sick again. EDUCATE Frank
found.. how people can get it
about his diet, how he needs to
…the symptoms and
exercise and his hygiene habits.
treatments. Submit a NONFinally, tell Frank what inside his
PLAIGARIZED 1 page paper
body helped him to survive this
with YOUR information.
deadly disease.
Using the term
HYPOTHALAMUS, write an
ACROSTIC poem that describes
this part of your body. Find the
information in your Biology
book.
ANALOGY ANAYLYST
ON YOUR OWN PAPER,
COPY and COMPLETE the
ANALOGY sentences found
on the back of this paper.
Study the example…so you
KNOW exactly how an
ANALOGY should be done.
THE OSMOSIS JONES
BROCHURE
COMPARE and
CONTRAST
POETIC SCIENTIST
Choose 3 MAIN EVENTS in the
movie and create a TRI-FOLD
brochure that ILLUSTRATES
(colored diagram) and
DESCRIBES (brief description of
the picture) the 3 EVENTS that
you chose to do.
Virus and a White Blood Cell
are ALIKE in some ways and
they are DIFFERENT..
DRAW A VENN DIAGRAM
that compares and contrast
cells and viruses.
THE MOST WANTED VIRUSES IN THE
WORLD…JUST LIKE THRAX!!
CHOOSE ONE DISEASE FROM THE
FOLLOWING LIST:
1. INFLUENZA
2. AIDS
3. HERPES
4. EBOLA
CREATE A MOST WANTED BROCHURE
THAT GIVES IMPORTANT
INFORMATION.(DESCRIPTION, HIDE
OUT,WHO CAN GET IT, SYMPTOMS,
TREATMENTS.)
K is for KEY VOCABULARY
Choose 10 terms that are RELATED
to the HUMAN BODY that were
mentioned in the MOVIE..like saliva,
white blood cells, hypothalamus,,
,etc…CREATE & COMPLETE
K.I.M Chart like the ones you
complete for your Biology Class.
Osmosis Jones -
Name _______________ Per ___
Human Body System Analogies
In the movie Osmosis Jones, the city of “Frank” represents the human body. Throughout the movie
there are many analogies, or comparisons, of how a city is run to how the body functions internally.
Directions: Complete the following Osmosis Jones analogies.
COPY and COMPLETE the ANALOGY sentences explaining the comparison.
Example:
police officer: protects the city from criminals:: white blood cell : protects the body from germs
Osmosis Jones and police officers ARE ALIKE because they have similar jobs. Police
officers and a white blood cell both protect others and the human body from invaders that
may cause harm.
1. murderer : kills people ARE LIKE virus (muerte roja):BECAUSE
2. city hall : makes decisions about the city ARE LIKE brain (cerebellum) BECAUSE
3. new housing projects : additional people ARE LIKE a third chin & love handles or additional
______ cells BECAUSE
4. laid off person : removed from employment ARE LIKE ______ removed from the scalp BECAUSE
5. political campaign for reform : improve the city’s conditions ARE LIKE dieting and plenty of
exercise BECAUSE
6. police department : where the police force is stationed/trained ARE LIKE the lymph nodes :
BECAUSE
7. streets (freeway) : transports people throughout the city ARE LIKE _________________________ that
transports blood cells, nutrients, & wastes throughout the body BECAUSE
8. airport : where people arrive and depart ARE LIKE the _________________________ where
arrivals and departures of ingested material BECAUSE
9. sidekick (partner) : helps the police officer fight crime ARE LIKE Drix (cold-capsule) BECAUSE
10. fire produces heat & destroys things in its path ARE LIKE a ____________ that produces heat &
destroys germs
11. donuts : jelly filled centers ARE LIKE __________ that have pus filled centers BECAUSE
12. informant (“rat”) : known criminal that notifies police of criminal activity ARE LIKE
a________________ : weakened virus allowed in body to prevent infection BECAUSE
13. bus : public transportation out of a city ARE LIKE the ___________ bladder BECAUSE
14. thermostat : controls the temperature of buildings ARE LIKE the hypothalamus BECAUSE