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Cell Analogy Poster Project
In science class we have learned about “the building blocks of life,” cells! We
have learned about the many organelles within a cell and what each
organelle does. We have compared the jobs of cell organelles to parts of a
team and a city. Now it is your turn to make your own analogy to the parts
of a cell.
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You are to create a detailed poster that compares the cell to something
else (besides a team or a city).
STEP #1 – Parent Signature
Show this page to a parent/guardian. Explain the project and write down any questions your
parent/guardian has. Have parent or guardian sign the back of this page. Due:____________________
STEP #2 – Complete the Cell Analogy Poster Project Chart
Before starting your poster, you must fill out the cell analogy poster project chart.
Due:______________________
STEP #3 – On a separate attached sheet (typed or hand written), describe
how each part of the cell is like a part of your poster. Use complete
sentences. (9 total descriptions).
a. For example:
i. The RIBOSOMES in a cell are like THE STUDENTS in a classroom because
RIBOSOMES WORK TO MAKE PROTEINS in the cell and STUDENTS WORK
TO LEARN in a classroom.
STEP #4 –Poster
1. Create a detailed poster to demonstrate your analogy of an animal cell
or plant cell.
a. You need to include lots of pictures and make it look nice in order to get full creativity
points.
2. Create a title for your project.
3. Label each part and organelle in your poster (9 total labels).
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Analogy Examples/Ideas
There are many possibilities for cell analogies. Here are some suggestions,
but please feel free to BE CREATIVE and come up with your own:
The Cell is Like a…………..
City, house, computer, school, restaurant, football franchise, sports
stadium, grocery store, post office, castle, farm, park, department store,
Santa’s workshop, daycare center, prison, state fair, garden, zoo,
Broadway play, train station, cell phone, iPod….
Please use these pictures as IDEAS for referencing what is expected in this
project.
Santa’s Workshop
A Kitchen
A Cruise Ship
A High School
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Cell Analogy Poster Project "Chart"
Plant/Animal Cell Organelle
Cell Wall
Organelle Job
My Analogy
Cell Membrane
Cytoplasm
Ribosomes
Mitochondria
Golgi Bodies
Complex/Apparatus
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Vacuole
Chloroplast
Lysosome
Nucleus
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