Extra Credit Biology Project:
Mitochondria OR Chloroplast Model
We have emphasized that learning often comes more naturally when "hands-on"
activities are combined with reading and note taking. Make a model of a CROSS
SECTION THROUGH a Chloroplast OR a Mitochondrion.
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Requirements
Use materials such as: Styrofoam, clay, foam paper, toys,
candy, etc.
Attach your model to a wire coat hanger.
Model cannot be entirely Styrofoam.
Required structures must be clearly labeled (listed below)
Be creative and neat.
Projects due upon return from break.
Required structures:
CHLOROPLAST (Green)
1. Outer Membrane
2. Inner Membrane
3. Stroma
4. Granum – Thylakoid Stacks
5. Thylakoids
MITOCHONDRION (Orange/Red)
1. Outer Membrane
2. Inner Membrane
3. Matrix
4. Cristae