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Cell Model Expectations
You will create a 3-D model of a plant or animal cell (your choice) using common materials. You
will label the structures on the models with numbers, and provide a key to identify each part of
the cell. You will also complete a sheet identifying each organelle, its function, and what
common object would represent each organelle.
Requirements and Limits
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The cell can be no smaller than 4 by 6 inches and no larger than 9 inches to 12 inches.
The cell must be 3-D. Therefore, it can NOT be a poster or only puffy paint.
Use clear drying glue. Avoid tape, pins, and staples. Ideas for materials include: yarn,
beads, toothpicks, pipe cleaners, string, straws, Styrofoam, Plexiglas, food, play-doh . . .
use your imagination, but be sure it will stay together.
You must identify all the organelles listed below for whichever cell you choose.
The type of cell, your name and class period must be identified somehow on the model
and the key.
DO NOT label the organelles on the model, use ID numbers. The key will identify which
organelle is represented by each ID number.
Organelles to be included in BOTH CELLS:
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Cell membrane
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Vacuole
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Ribosomes
Golgi bodies
Mitochondrion
Nucleolus
Organelles to be included in Plant Cells ONLY:
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Cell wall
Chloroplast
Organelles to be included in Animal Cells ONLY:
 Lysosomes
 Centrioles
***REMEMBER plant and animal cells have different shapes, and this should be reflected
in your model.***
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Organelle Information
Cell membrane
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Nucleus
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Cytoplasm
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Vacuole
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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
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Rough endoplasmic reticulum
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Ribosomes
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Golgi bodies
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Nucleolus
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Plant Cells ONLY:
Cell wall
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Chloroplast
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Animal Cells ONLY:
Lysosomes
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Centrioles
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