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Making Models: Performance Assessment
Name __________________
Cells: The Basic Unit of Life
Date___________ Period ___
Objective: You will use everyday materials to build a cell model.
Know the Score!
As you work through the activity use the rubric below as a guide to earning your grade.
TURN THIS PAPER IN WITH YOUR PROJECT
Procedure
1. Use materials to build a plant or animal cell model. Your model should be three
dimensional , not flat. Follow the materials guidelines below.
2. Your model must show cellular organelles in their approximate sizes and
numbers. Use the pictures of the cell provided to know the sizes and numbers of
the organelles. Use Page 573 in your book and pages 92 through 99 to help.
Extra Structures Cell Website (http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/cells/animalcell.html)
3. Build your model so that the size is no larger than 1 meter by 1 meter.
4. Complete the key on the back of the paper or create your own key that you attach
to your project.
Material Guidelines
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To hold your cell use boxes; plastic bags; clear plastic containers (NO GLASS).
Dry foods such as seeds, beans, nuts, pasta (NO SUGARS/FOODS THAT SPOIL).
Small items such as beads, pipe cleaners, straw, buttons, batteries, thread, ribbons,
shoestrings, yarn, elastic.
Materials such as sponges, clay, fabric, cardboard, newspaper.
(NO LIQUIDS OR GELS that can make a leaky mess).
Use your creativity and imagination. HAVE FUN!
CELL MODEL RUBRIC
Below Basic (1)
Does not complete
key for cellular
structures showing a
lack of effort or
understanding
Model does not show
all organelles or there
are 5 or more errors
Basic (2)
Completes key for
cellular structures with 3
or more errors
Proficient (3)
Accurately completes
key for cellular
structures
with 1 or 2 errors
Advanced (4)
Accurately completes
key for cellular
structures
with 0 errors
Model has all organelles
from picture represented
in the correct size and
numbers with 3-4 or
more errors
Model has all
organelles from
picture represented in
the correct size and
numbers with 1-2
errors
Model has all
organelles from
picture in the correct
size and numbers;
added extra structures
for PLANT cell or
ANIMAL cell
Model shows a lack
of effort and
demonstrates work
quickly done with
poor appearance
Model shows a average
attention to detail and
shows an average effort
not as neatly done
Model shows
attention to detail and
shows a good effort
with work neatly
done
Model shows
attention to detail and
demonstrates
excellent effort, and
creativity
Cellular Structure KEY (You may create your own key to attach to your cell
model)
Cellular
Structure
Cell Membrane
(1)
Nucleus (1)
and DNA
(several strands)
Endoplasmic
Reticulum (1)
Ribosomes (On
ER and
throughout cell20 or more)
Golgi Complex
(1)
Mitochondria (5)
Lysosomes (10)
PLANT
Cell Wall (1)
ANIMAL
Centrioles (2)
PLANT
Chloroplasts (5)
ANIMAL
Microfilaments (5)
PLANT
Large Vacuole (1)
ANIMAL
Microtubules (5)
Material in Model Definition of Cellular Function