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19
Lesson 3: Exploring Cells Extension Activities
Due: Friday 4/24
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Write an advertisement to sell a cell. The advertisement should emphasize the excellent job performed
by at least five of the cell’s organelles.
o The advertisement should be colored and on computer paper.
o The description of each organelle should be a part of your advertisement
o You must answer each of the following questions about your organelle:
o 1. FUNCTION: Explain the organelle’s function.
o 2. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: What does the organelle look like? How would you know if you found
the organelle? Provide a description and an actual picture. The picture must be a sketch from a
sketch artist (hand drawn by you). Remember the more details you have, the easier it will be for
others to identify!
o 3. LOCATION: Where should we look for the organelle? Which of the following types of cells is
this organelle found in? Make sure that you have explored bacteria (Archaebacteria and
Eubacteria), Protists, Fungi, Plants, and Animals.
o 4. ASSISTANCE: Who helps your organelle? In other words, what other organelles/structures in the
cell help your organelle do its job?
2. Create a “Wanted” poster for a specific organelle. The poster should include a drawing of the
organelle, with labels and its functions.
o The poster should be colored and on computer paper.
o You must answer each of the following questions about your organelle:
o 1. CRIME: What has this organelle done? Why is this organelle "wanted"? In other words, what
does it do for the cell? Or, what is the organelle’s function?
o 2. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: What does the organelle look like? How would you know if you found
the organelle? Provide a description and an actual picture. The picture must be a sketch from a
sketch artist (hand drawn by you). Remember the more details you have, the easier it will be for
others to identify!
o 3. LOCATION: Where should we look for the organelle? Which of the following types of cells is
this organelle found in? Make sure that you have explored bacteria (Archaebacteria and
Eubacteria), Protists, Fungi, Plants, and Animals.
o 4. ACCOMPLICES: Who helps your organelle? In other words, what other organelles/structures in
the cell help your organelle do its job?
3. Compare a cell with a city, explaining how the job of each organelle may be compared to the job
done in a certain place in the city.
o Your cell city should be illustrated and write a description of how each organelle compares to a
certain part of the city.
o You must choose at least five organelles whose functions are comparable to the job done in a
certain part of the city. Create an analogy for each of the organelles.
 For example, “The nucleus in a cell is like the town hall, because it is the control center of
the cell.
Name:
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19
3
2
1
Student handed
in assignment on
time.
Student handed
in the assignment
one day late.
Student handed in
the assignment
more than two
days late.
Student did not hand
in the assignment.
Accuracy
Information
included is
accurate,
relevant, and
insightful;
demonstrates a
comprehensive
understanding of
the material
Information
included is
accurate and
relevant;
demonstrates
understanding of
the material
Most information
included is
accurate and
relevant;
demonstrates
some
understanding of
the material
Information included
may be inaccurate or
irrelevant;
demonstrates an
incomplete and/or
poor understanding
of the material
Effort
Provides work of
the highest
quality. All
required elements
(questions) are
present.
Provides high
quality work. A
few required
elements are
missing.
Provides work that
occasionally
needs to be
checked or
redone to ensure
quality. Many
required elements
are missing.
Provides work that
usually needs to be
checked or redone to
ensure quality. A
majority of the
required elements are
missing.
Neatness
Legible with
complete
heading. Wrote
answers in
complete
sentences. No
spelling or
grammatical
errors.
Marginally legible
with majority of
complete
heading. Some
questions
answered in
complete
sentences.
Minimal spelling
or grammatical
errors.
Marginally legible
with partial
heading
complete. Student
did not write
answers in
complete
sentences. A great
deal of spelling or
grammatical
errors.
Illegible with majority
of heading
incomplete. Student
did not write answers
in complete
sentences. Significant
amount of spelling or
grammatical errors.
On Time
4
Date:
Total Points