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Build-An-Organelle Project
Project Introduction:
The compartments of the cell that we call organelles are vitally important for life. For this project, the
classroom is our cell and you will be building an organelle to go inside our cell. You will use
construction paper, glue, and other materials approved by your teacher to construct your organelle.
You will also give a 5 minute group presentation about an organelle. Include the important role your
organelle has in the class as well as other interesting facts that you think are important for your classmates
to know. You must also include a short fact sheet with enough copies for your whole class. Refer to the
attached rubric to learn how you will be graded.
Groups: 2-3 people per group
Ideas for information that you might include. Some of this information may not be available for your
organelle; this list is just to give you ideas of things to look for:
The job your organelle does for the cell
Size and shape
What types of cells contain your organelle
Compartments within your organelle
How your organelle forms
What your organelle is made of
Inheritance of your organelle
Other organelles that partner with yours
Chemical reactions that happen in or on your organelle
Medical information, diseases that result from malfunction of your organelle
Organelles that groups will be assigned to:
Mitochondria
Chloroplast
Ribosome
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
Golgi
Lysosomes
Vesicles
Cilia/Flagella
Centrioles
Cytoskeleton
Your organelle: _________________________________________________________
Your presentation date: ___________________________________________________
Your group members: ____________________________________________________
Group Member Names: ________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Grading Rubric:
Organelle
Fact Sheet
Excellent (10)
copied for all classmates
and one for your
teacher; clearly typed
list of facts about your
organelle, no
inaccuracies
size is roughly to scale
Organelle
Construction with the classroom,
clear labels on all
relevant parts of the
organelle
Organelle
Creativity
creative use of
materials, design shows
effort and an excellent
understanding of how
organelle functions
Organelle
Presentation
(x2)
all members of group
speak equally; clear
knowledgeable
explanation of your
organelle’s structure and
function and how they
relate to each other,
group members do not
read directly from notes
but only use notes as
their guide
Total = ____________/50
Good (8)
copied for all
classmates and one
for your teacher;
clearly typed list of
facts about your
organelle, one
inaccuracy
size is roughly to
scale with the
classroom, mostly
clear labels on
most relevant parts
of the organelle
creative use of
materials, design
shows some effort
and a good
understanding of
how organelle
functions
any 1 of the 4
criteria in the
excellent category
are not true
Fair (7)
copied for all
classmates and one
for your teacher;
handwritten list of
facts about your
organelle OR a
few inaccuracies
size is not at all to
scale with the
classroom, mostly
clear labels on
most relevant parts
of the organelle
creative use of
materials, design
shows some effort
and a fair
understanding of
how organelle
functions
any 2 of the 4
criteria in the
excellent category
are not true
Poor (5)
NOT copied for all
classmates and one
for your teacher;
handwritten list
with more than a
few inaccuracies
size is not at all to
scale with the
classroom, unclear
labels on most
relevant parts of
the organelle
creative use of
materials, design
shows little effort
or a poor
understanding of
how organelle
functions
any 3 of the 4
criteria in the
excellent category
are not true