Cell City Project
Assignment:
Floating around in the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell are small structures called
organelles. Like the organs in your own body, each one carries out a specific function
necessary for the cell to survive. In order to survive, the cell must be able to interact
with its surroundings, use energy, produce materials and manage waste.
1.
You will create a poster that compares a living animal cell and its organelles to a
city, school, factory, ballpark, space station etc.
2.
The place you choose must use energy, produce substances and manage
waste. The organelles will represent the parts of your place that carry out these
processes
3.
It must have the shape of an animal cell.
4.
All of the parts of the “city” should be labeled with the cell part and the analogy you
chose to represent it (put parentheses around the cell part). Your poster must be
colorful, neat and creative. It should be done on a piece of poster board or digitally.
•
You can draw it , make it ( using 3D object ) or design it digitally using
specific site such as Canva.
•
Have fun designing your “cell city.” Be sure to include all of the organelles
listed on the back of your sheet and the appropriate analogies.
•
Make sure your work is authentic , plagiarism is not ethical .
Good Luck
Cell City Project Rubric
Required Elements
4
Organelles
All 8 organelles are
Represented
present
3
Most organelles are
present
2
Some organelles are
present
1
Few organelles are
present
Analogies
All analogies make
sense and are
accurate
Most analogies make
sense and are
accurate
Some analogies make Few analogies make
sense and are
sense and are
accurate
accurate
Visual Appeal
Very colorful
extremely neat great
attention to detail
great use of space
Colorful extremely
neat
good attention to
detail
good use of space
Some color
Fairly neat
Some attention to
detail
Fair use of space
Little or no color
Not neat
Little attention to
detail
Poor use of space
Quality “City”
resembles shape of
a cell
“City” strongly
resembles shape of a
cell
Great deal of time
and effort shown
“City” strongly
resembles shape of a
cell
Time and effort
shown
“City” strongly
resembles shape of a
cell
Some time and effort
shown
“City” strongly
resembles shape of a
cell
Little time and effort
shown
Accurate details
All accurate
and representation representations of
of organelles
organelles and their
functions
Most accurate
representations of
organelles and their
functions
Some accurate
representations of
organelles and their
functions
Few accurate
representations of
organelles and their
functions
Cell City Project Rubric
Cell Part
Cell membrane
mitochondria
nucleus
ribosome
Endoplasmic
reticulum
centriole
Golgi apparatus
lysosomes
Function in a living cell
Analogy- Identify the part and explain why this part
of your “city” is like the organelle it represents.
Cell City Project Example
Cell City Project Example
Endoplasmic
Reticulum
Mitochondri
a
Ribosomes
Golgi Body
Nucleus
Cell City Project Example
Ribosomes
Endoplasmic
Reticulum Mitochondri
a
Chloroplast
Vacuoles
Nucleus