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Name: _________________________________ Block: ________ Date: _____________
Cell City Poster Project
Assigned on Dec 9th and Dec 10th
Materials needed:
 Large poster
 Pencil, colored pencils, markers
 Textured items (not required)
 Textbook or notes for reference
(pg.169-182)
Making Analogies:
Analogies are used to show how things that are very different can have much in common. At first glance, cells
don't seem to have much in common with a city or the things of which it is made. Actually, cells and cities
have more similarities than you might think. Imagine the cell as a miniature city. The organelles might
represent companies, places, or parts of the city, because they have similar functions or jobs.
The Task:
First you will make an analogy for each of the 12 major cell organelles. Be sure to have a final rough draft
before creating your final copy poster. You will explain why you have chosen a particular part of a city for each
comparison. Your brief explanations should show that you understand the function of each organelle and
how it is like the city part you have chosen. Your analogies and explanations will be listed/ labeled on one half of
the poster.
The 12 organelles include:
 Nucleus
 Nucleolus
 Mitochondria
 Endoplasmic Reticulum
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Ribosomes
Chloroplast
Cell Wall
Cell Membrane
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Cytoplasm
Lysosome
Vacuole
Golgi body(apparatus)
Finally, you will construct a “visual analogy” to show the similarities between cells and cities. This will be the
poster, for a grade. You will each construct a display that must include an illustration of a plant cell as one of
the following: a city, an amusement park, or a school (not a factory like the template example). Your cell city
should take up the second half of your poster.
Recommendations:
1. Do not wait until the last minute to complete this project
2. Be creative and use color
3. Add textured pieces to make your city somewhat 3-D on your poster, but be sure it can still hang on a
wall and all pieces stay intact, without falling off
4. Ask questions sooner than later
5. You may choose to print your information or handwrite it
THIS IS DUE: January 6th (B-day) and 7th (A-day)
Cell City/ Amusement Park/ School
Simplified Project Template
Superdoo Cell Factory (title)
label
Customization shop/
Golgi Apparatus
label
label
Main office/
Nucleus
label
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walls and roof: Cytoskeleton because of the structural support
main office: Nucleus because it is the control center of the cell
solar power: Chloroplasts because energy is obtained from the sun
factory machine: Ribosomes because the instructions are sent
here from the “boss”, the nucleus. Ribosomes (factory machines)
in turn send out proteins.
customization shop: Golgi Apparatus because finished touches are
made here. The Golgi, in the cell, attaches carbohydrates and
lipids to proteins. This helps prepare the proteins for their roles.
etc.
etc.
etc.
This project will be worth a 100 point task grade.
Extra credit for exceeding expectations and originality will
be possible.