Name: Date: Period: 7-2 Cell Analogy Project
Widget Production: In a far away city called Grant City, the main export and production product is the steel widget. Everyone in the town has something to do with steel widget making and the entire town is designed to build and export widgets. The town hall has the instructions for widget making, widgets come in all shapes and sizes and any citizen of Grant can get the instructions and begin making their own widgets. Widgets are generally produced in small shops around the city; these small shops can be built by the carpenter's union (whose headquarters are in town hall). After the widget is constructed, they are placed on special highway systems which can deliver the widget anywhere in the city. In order for a widget to be exported, the carts take the widget to the postal office, where the widgets are packaged and labeled for export. Occasionally, too many widgets are produced. These extra widgets are sent to the warehouse for storage. Sometimes widgets don't turn out right, and the "rejects" are sent to the scrap yard where they are broken down for parts or destroyed altogether. The town powers the widget shops and carts from a hydraulic dam that is in the city. The entire city is enclosed within a large wooden fence, only the postal trucks (and citizens with proper passports) are allowed outside the city. Assignments: 1. After reading the information about widget production, fill out the chart below. Use your cell organelle information to help you match the city structures to organelles. 2. Use a different model to create your own analogy of a cell. You can choose from a school, an airport, a mall, a sports stadium, a hospital, a country, etc. 3. Be Creative! The form of your presentation is your choice! Cell Analogy Grading Rubric
Your
Score
Teacher’s
Score
CATEGORY
10
8
6
4
Cell Organelles
Every item that
needs to be
identified is
present and has
an analogy. It is
clear which
analogy goes
with which
structure.
Most items (8090%) that need to
be identified are
present and have
an analogy. It is
clear which
analogy goes with
which structure.
Less than 70% of the
items that need to be
identified are present
and have analogies
and/or it is not clear
which analogies
goes with which
item.
Cellular
Functions
All cellular
functions are
correct and are
included in with
the analogy
statement.
Most (80-90%)
cellular functions
are correct and are
included in with
the analogy
statement.
Appropriate
analogy
All analogies fit
well with the
organelle’s
function.
Spelling and
Grammar
All labels and
statements are
typed with no
spelling or
grammar errors.
Most (80-90%) of
the analogies fit
well with the
organelle’s
function.
Labels and
statements have 15 spelling or
grammar errors.
Some (70-80%)
that need to be
identified are
present and have
an analogy. It is
sometimes
unclear which
analogy goes
with which
structure.
Some cellular
functions (7080%) are correct
or some may not
be included in
with the analogy
statement.
Some (70-80%)
of the analogies
fit well with the
organelle’s
function.
Labels and
statements have
5-10 spelling or
grammar errors,
or some labels
or statements
are not typed.
Visual,
Creativity,
Original
Thinking
Collage is
creative,
colorful and
visually
appealing. All
analogies are
unique, showing
thought,
research, and an
excellent
understanding
of the organelle.
Collage is not
completely
colorful or may
have some
visual qualities
that detract from
the appeal.
Some analogies
are those
commonly used.
Collage is not
visually appealing
and/or does not
show creativity or
original thinking.
50 Possible Points
Student Total Points = __________
Teacher Total Points = ___________
Collage is
creative, colorful
and visually
appealing. Most
analogies are
unique, with a few
being commonly
used analogies.
Fewer than 70% of
the cellular functions
are correct and/or
are included in with
the analogy
statement.
Fewer than 70% of
the analogies fit well
with the organelle’s
function.
Labels/statements
have more than 10
spelling grammar
errors.
Name:
Date:
Period:
Widget Story Analogy Chart Part of City How is the cell organelle similar to the Cell Organelle (Underlined in the part of the city? Passage) Ribosome Nucleus Endoplasmic Reticulum Golgi Apparatus Lysosome Nucleolus Chromosome Vacuole Mitochondria Cell Membrane Protein Project Analogy Chart
What is your model? ______________________
Cell Organelle Ribosome Nucleus Endoplasmic Reticulum Golgi Apparatus Lysosome Nucleolus Chromosome Vacuole Mitochondria Cell Membrane Protein How is the cell organelle similar to the part of the model? Part of Model