Cell Unit Project
Directions:
Choose 4 of the following activities to complete. You must choose 1 from each column and your final point
value must be 8 or more.
You will have _____________ days in class and your due date will be _______________________________.
You may work with a partner if you choose, but remember you may need to work outside of class on this
project together.
Be sure to LABEL all products- NAME, CELL STANDARD, and PERIOD.
USE YOUR RUBRIC TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE COMPLETING ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH PRODUCT.
SB.1.a Students will analyze the nature of the relationships between structures and functions in living cells.
a. Explain the role of cell organelles for both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including the cell membrane, in maintaining
homeostasis and cell reproduction.
b. Students will explain how enzymes function as catalysts
c. Students will identify the function of the four major macromolecules- carbohydrate, lipid, protein, & nucleic acids.
SB.3.a Students will explain the cycling of energy through the processes of photosynthesis and respiration.
Macromolecules
Organelles
Cell Energy
Cell Reproduction
Create a collage of the four
macromolecules and
where we would find them
in our bodies or elsewhere
in nature.
1 point
Write a Cell Rap or Song.
Record it using audio or
video.
1 point
Draw detailed pictures of
the processes of Cellular
Respiration and
Photosynthesis. Be sure to
label your drawings.
1 point
Create a model of mitosis
using yarn, pipecleaners, or
other craft materials.
1 point
Create a menu for a meal
that incorporates foods
from three of the four
macromolecule groups.
2 points
Pretend you are an
organelle. Write a
persuasive letter to the
other organelles telling
them why your job is far
more important to than
theirs.
2 points
Create a board game that
reviews the structures and
functions of the organelles
2 points
Write a 3 paragraph essay
on the effects of
fermentation in both
plants and animals.
2 points
Write a story book that
details the steps of cell
reproduction. Be sure to
use appropriate vocabulary
and illustrate your book.
2 points
Create a brochure to a Cell
Energy Museum. Be sure
to include information
about your exhibits, a map,
and important vocabulary.
2 points
Write a blog from the
perspective of a
chromosome as it goes
through the different
phases of Mitosis.
2 points
Compare a cell to a city or
a school. Make a poster to
show how all of the
organelles jobs compare to
the jobs/places in that city
or school.
3 points
Create a “prezi” or other
web based presentation to
guide someone through
the processes of cellular
respiration and
photosynthesis.
3 points
Create a video/movie of
the process of mitosis
using animation, stop
animation, or real people.
3 points
Create a 3D Model of an
Enzyme-Substrate Complex
2 points
Create a spreadsheet and
graph that shows data
from a fictitious
“experiment” showing how
enzymes lower the
activation energy of a
reaction.
3 points