Cell Booklet Project
Due: _______________
You will be creating a “booklet” with specific requirements in terms of content.
Your cell book will be a “tour” through the world of cells. Like any good tour, it
must have a tour guide. And like any good tour guide, they must make the trip
factual, interesting, and easy to understand. This should be written in a
conversational tone in such a way that someone with little or no biology background
could easily follow along. A sense of humor is fine as long as it is appropriate and
you do not sacrifice quality or content in the process. Completeness is critical.
Follow the instructions carefully and be sure to include all of the required material.
The number of pages for each requirement is flexible but must be accurately
reflected in the Table of Contents for the booklet and in the order listed below.
There are multiple "chapters" to this cell book and you will be adding content
throughout the first semester with periodic checkpoints for both formative and
summative grades along the way. The first "chapter" will focus on comparisons of
cell types, structures within the cell, and the functions of organelles. It will be
followed by "chapters" on cellular processes, the cell cycle, and protein synthesis.
This is a VERY comprehensive view of cells and will be heavily tested in class and
on the EOC exam.
As stated, this is a very valuable project and will be graded accordingly.
ABSOLUTELY NO LATE PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!! If you cannot be at
school on this date, turn your booklet in early or have someone drop it off to me.
The booklet score will be included in the second 9 weeks grade as a summative
grade. There will also be multiple formative and summative grades along the way. If
you fall behind, it will be very difficult to catch up. Manage your time and use it
wisely. You will need to bring any and all materials for this project to class with you
everyday. Although I am not structuring your class time for you, it is NOT “free
time” and you are expected to be working the entire class period. “I’m going to do
it at home” is not acceptable. You will work the entire time you are in class. Your
ability to manage your time effectively and stay on task will be reflected in your
booklet scores (formative and summative) as well as your second nine weeks and
semester grades. Failure to complete and/or turn in a project will make passing the
second nine weeks very difficult if not impossible.
I expect “Pre AP” quality work in the finished product and will accept nothing less.
If your product is substandard, you will be required to re-do it outside of class and
each page will require parent signature. Choosing not to do this project is not an
option.
The material covered in the booklet will be included in the semester exam as well
as heavily covered on the EOC exam. In addition, understanding the cell and
cellular function provides a foundation for biology that we will build on throughout
the year. You are responsible for learning the material covered. This is an
independent learning project. It is up to you to get as much information and
learning from it as you can.
Sources you may use include your textbook, a dictionary, and class notes. Other
outside sources should be limited as they probably do not fit the scope of this
project. Google is typically beyond the true understanding of high school biology.
All material should be in high school language and in your own words. The only
technical language should be the required cell terminology. Write this so a typical
ninth grader can follow it! No Internet downloads! No "cut and paste"! Plagiarism
will result in a zero on the entire project. The only portion that may be copied is
the glossary. Pictures, however, may be traced but NOT computer generated!
You will need to include a page or pages for each of the criteria listed below. Be
sure to read the requirements. Ask questions if you are not sure what is required
of you. Be thorough and complete. Follow my directions exactly! Failure to do so
will lower your grade significantly. Pay attention to the time line and go in the
order indicated!
Cover (not graded separately. Do this along the way as you have time.)
a. Title
b. Overview of material covered in booklet
c. Illustration (colored)
Must be done by: ______________________________
Table of Contents (do this last!)
a. Title
b. All pages should be numbered and accurately listed, in order.
Must be done by: ______________________________
Levels of Organization
a. Title
b. Explain the relationship of development and increasing complexity from
the atom through each level up to and including the level of organism.
c. Each level must be represented by an illustration.
d. Color and label all drawings.
Must be done by: ______________________________
The Cell Theory
a. Title
b. Describe and explain each major point in the cell theory and its
development.
c. Give examples and provide illustrations for each major point.
d. Color and label all drawings.
Must be done by: ______________________________
What are Cells?
a. Describe, in your own words, what a cell is.
b. Describe the role of the cell in the biotic world.
c. Discuss how cells originated
* Endosymbiant theory
d. Give examples and provide illustrations.
e. color and label all drawings.
Must be done by: ______________________________
Time Line
a. Title
b. Create a time line of all important discoveries related to cells and the
people who made them. (*All discoveries mentioned in the notes must be
included)
c. Put the time line in chronological order but maintain the "tour" theme.
d. Each point on the time line must be represented by an illustration and a
description of the event/discovery.
e. Color and label all drawings.
Must be done by: ______________________________
Cell Types
a. Title
b. Compare and contrast viruses, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes. Include
interpretations of the names, if applicable.
c. Give examples and provide illustrations for each.
d. Color and label all drawings
Must be done by: ______________________________
Prokaryotes: Bacteria Cells
a. Title
b. Drawings: Draw and label the structures in a prokaryotic cell. Include in
your drawing all of the following:
Pili, capsule, cell wall, ribosomes, nucleic acid, plasma membrane,
flagella, plasmid
Must be done by: ______________________________
Eukaryotes: The Plant Cell and the Animal Cell
a. Titles
b. Drawings: Draw and label a plant cell and an animal cell. Include in your
drawings all of the following, if pertinent to that cell:
cell wall, plasma ( or cell) membrane, cytoplasm, lysosomes, vacuoles
(including the central vacuole), vesicles, nuclear envelope (or
membrane), nucleus, nucleoplasm, nucleolus, nuclear pores, centrioles,
DNA (or chromatin), Golgi apparatus, mitochondria, rough endoplasmic
reticulum, smooth endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, chloroplast,
cytoskeleton (including microtubules and microfiliaments), cilia,
and flagella
c. Label all structures and organelles with straight lines at 90 degree angles
from the drawing. All labels should be to the right of the drawing.
d. Create a chart organizing all of the structures listed above according to
whether they are found in plant cells, animal cells, or both. Describe the
function of each. Draw a representation of that structure to be included
in the chart that will aid in identifying it in the cell drawings (make it look
like it does in your drawing!).
e. Describe how an unknown cell might be categorized as either plant or
animal. Include all characteristics that would need to be considered to
make the determination.
f. Color and label all drawings.
Must be done by: ______________________________
Movement of Materials
a. Title
b. Explain the importance of semi-permeability in the cell plasma membrane.
c. Describe all means of cellular transport including diffusion, facilitated
diffusion, osmosis, active transport, passive transport, endocytosis,
exocytosis, and carrier proteins.
d. Explain the importance of homeostasis in the cell and how cells deal with
osmotic pressure. Include explanations of the
three types of solutions and the cells’ responses to each.
e. Include illustrations depicting each method of cellular transport, solution
type, etc. and illustrate the concept of homeostasis within the cell.
f. Color and label all drawings.
Must be done by: ______________________________
Glossary
a. Title
b. Clearly define all appropriate terms.
c. Include all vocab terms listed in class and all other terms pertinent to the
subjects covered. (Basically, if you don't know it, define it in the
glossary!)
* e. All terms must be in alphabetic order.
f. Provide page numbers (from your cell book) as reference to location in
text.
Must be done by: ______________________________
Additional Criteria
a. ABSOLUTELY NO TYPED OR COMPUTER GENERATED WORK (except
the glossary!!!!!!!!)
b. Must be colorful.
c. Must be NEAT / Use backgrounds if you cut and paste.
d. Entire book must go in the same direction.
e. All pictures must have captions.
f. Spelling counts!
g. DO NOT RECOPY YOUR TEXTBOOK. RESTATE EVERYTHING IN
YOUR OWN WORDS. PLAGIARISM WILL RESULT IN A ZERO!
***Remember: You must follow a "tour guide" theme!!!
*****This is primarily an in-class assignment but you will have to spend some time
outside of class to meet the deadline. Use your class time wisely or the due date
will be moved up or it will become a homework project. This is NOT a group
project! DO YOUR OWN WORK!!!!!!!