OSMOSIS JONES
TIC – TAC – TOE  WHICH WAY WILL YOU GO?
UNIT: CELLS
INSTRUCTIONS: Just like tic-tac-toe, complete THREE in a row. You choose any three assignments in
a row, either up & down, across, or diagonally, but everyone MUST include the middle square. Each
selection must be completed fully and accurately to receive credit. Each block is worth the same number
of points.
IT’S THE ARTIST IN ME!
THE REAL THRAX!!
Draw, label and color the
MODEL of the VIRUS in the
TEXTBOOK found on page 340.
Research the bacteria
ANTHRAX…give a
description..where it can be
found.. how people can get it
…the symptoms and treatments.
Submit a NON-PLAIGARIZED
1 page paper with YOUR
information.
POETIC SCIENTIST
OSMOSIS BIOLOGY
Using the term
HYPOTHALAMUS, write an
ACROSTIC poem that describes
this part of your body. Find the
information in your Biology
book.
Attach the questions from
watching the video. This will be
part of your grade.
THE OSMOSIS JONES
BROCHURE
Choose 3 MAIN EVENTS in the
movie and create a TRI-FOLD
brochure that ILLUSTRATES
(colored diagram) and
DESCRIBES (brief description of
the picture) the 3 EVENTS that
you chose to do.
COMPARE and CONTRAST
RAP It Up
Virus and a White Blood Cell are
ALIKE in some ways and they
are DIFFERENT..
DRAW A VENN DIAGRAM
that compares and contrast cells
and viruses.
Write a rap or song to tell others about
the movie and OSMOSIS. Use
vocabulary from class.
You must turn in a 1 page lyrics sheet.
Bonus points if you perform.
WRITING SCIENTIST
Write a letter to Frank describing at least
5 of his BAD habits. Discuss how he got
sick and how he could have prevented the
illness. Explain to him what happened
and how he almost died. Give him advice
on how to prevent this from happening
again.
THE MOST WANTED VIRUSES IN
THE WORLD…JUST LIKE
THRAX!!
CHOOSE ONE DISEASE FROM THE
FOLLOWING LIST:
1. INFLUENZA
2. AIDS
3. HERPES
4. EBOLA
CREATE A MOST WANTED BROCHURE
THAT GIVES IMPORTANT
INFORMATION.(DESCRIPTION, WHERE
IT’S FOUND,WHO CAN GET IT,
SYMPTOMS, TREATMENTS.)
The Biology of Osmosis Jones
1. What is the meaning of “osmosis”?
2. How does it apply to the character in the movie?
3. What is the “City of Frank?”
4. What type of cell is Osmosis (Ozzie) Jones?
5. How do the “villains” enter the city?
6. After germs enter the bloodstream, whose problem do they become?
7. What does Ozzie’s bullet hit, causing Frank to get a leg cramp?
8. What other virus entered with the others, but was not easily detected?
9. What effect did this virus have on Frank initially?
10. What did this virus have planned?
11. What is “Drix’s” primary function?
12. How does the mayor try to deal with the unknown invader?
14. Outside the mayor’s office, what statue has the title, “Our Founder”?
15. What type of viruses are fighting on the street as cells place bets?
16. The “guy” running the fight used to be a virus. How did he enter the body?
17. Thrax holds a meeting with other bacteria & viruses in a club called what?
18. What is the name of the rock band playing at the club?
19. What part of Frank’s body controls the temperature?
20. What substance kills Thrax?