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Cell Organelle Collage Project
Remember, it takes 3 million cells to cover the head of a pin, but only one cell collage to
cover a large part of your Biology grade.
Assignment: You must write an original and appropriate analogy between cell
organelles/structures and everyday objects. “An analogy is a comparison between two
things which are similar in some respects, but are otherwise different.
Structure:
1. Draw a plant or animal cell (your choice) on a piece of typing paper and color
it neatly. Paste the drawing in the center of your poster board. You must
include the following structures:
Cell/plasma membrane
cell wall (plant only)
Cytoplasm
chloroplast (plant only)
Lysosomes
nucleus
Mitochondrion
golgi apparatus
Vacuole
endoplasmic reticulum
Ribosome
2. Correctly label your cell as a plant or animal cell.
3. Find a magazine, newspaper, or internet picture of an everyday object which
has a similar function (or use) as each cell organelle/structure in your picture.
Write an analogy to show the similarity between the cell organelle and the
everyday object. Be sure to explain the reasoning behind your analogies. For
example, the nucleus is like a brain because it controls and coordinates
the activities of the whole cell in the same way the brain controls and
coordinates activities of the body.
4. Paste the pictures of the everyday objects at the edges of the poster board.
Draw a line from your cell organelle in the center of the page to the picture at
the edge of the page. Place your neatly written (blue or black ink) or typed
analogy under the line you drew to connect the two.
Materials Needed: Poster board or giant chart paper, written analogies, analogy
pictures, color pencils, etc.
Grade: Your collage will be graded on neatness, completeness, and originality.
This project is due on February 1st. Late projects will not be accepted.
You can receive up to 2 additional points on your 2nd quarter average