Download Cell Analogy Poster Project

CELL ORGANELLE ANALOGY PROJECT
Using the diagrams on pages174-181 of your textbook, you will create a poster-sized drawing
of an animal or plant cell and label its organelles (see details below). Next to each label
(organelle) you will provide a picture and your analogy to the cell part. You must explain how
your analogy relates to the organelle’s function. Be creative! Example: a closet is like a
vacuole because both vacuoles and closets store materials. You are required to complete this
project independently.
The 15 required cell parts are:
vacuole
nuclear envelope
cytoskeleton
ribosomes
cell membrane
chromatin (DNA)
Golgi apparatus
cytoplasm
(ER) endoplasmic reticulum
nucleus
mitochondria
lysosome
nucleolus
For Animal cells only: Cilia or Flagella; centrioles
For Plant cells only:
Chloroplasts and Cell Wall
Categories & Points:
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Cell is hand-drawn and colored on poster board. The drawing itself should be no less than
12in. by 12in. (25 points)
Title that describes the type of cell (animal or plant) (5 points)
Colorful and neat (10 points)
All 15 cell parts are labeled correctly and analogies are clear and concise (45 points)
All 15 cell parts are accompanied by an image of the analogy (10 points)
A straight line connects each part of your hand-drawn cell to a location containing three
things: the organelle name, analogy, and image. (5 points)
Grading of the above will be based on the fact that:
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All 15 cell parts have analogy pictures from magazines or from the computer (or nicely
drawn) that are representative of the organelle function.
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Analogies are in complete sentences, well-written and creative.
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The textbook/class analogies are not allowed.
All analogies relate to the FUNCTION (i.e. “job”) of the cell part
Total points possible for this project: 100 POINTS! (Lab category)
Posters are due at the beginning of class.
Due: November 22, 2016 (TUESDAY)
Use the chart below to plot out your analogy for each organelle
Organelle
vacuole
nuclear envelope
cytoskeleton
ribosomes
lysosomes
cell membrane
chromatin (DNA)
Golgi Apparatus
cytoplasm
nucleus
nucleolus
endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
mitochondria
Cilia or Flagella (ANIMALS
ONLY)
Centrioles (ANIMAL ONLY)
Chloroplasts (PLANTS ONLY)
Cell Wall (PLANTS ONLY)
Analogy