CELL PROJECT
Description of the Project:
Students have 3 options. The options are as follows:
1) Cell Model (3-D)
2) Cell City Analogy (Creative writing project)
3) Cell Video (Creative arts + Technology)
*The project will count as a TEST grade!*
*Due Date: _________________________
Requirements:
1) Cell Model:
a. The project must be 3-D. (No drawings or posters)
b. Label your cell as either a plant or animal cell.
c. Cell must include the following organelles: cell membrane, cell wall (plants), cytoplasm, smooth
endoplasmic reticulum, chloroplast (plants), vacuole, nucleus, chromatin, ribosomes, lysosomes,
nucleolus, rough endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, golgi bodies, and centrioles (animals).
d. Organelles should be labeled.
e. The labels should include the function of each organelle on the back.
f. BONUS POINT OPTION (15 points): Construct a 3-D model of a prokaryotic cell. It must include the
cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, chromosomes, ribosomes, pili, and capsule.
2) Cell City Analogy:
Answer the questions on the sheet attached. Write a story including the organelles listed. Underline each
organelle as you use it in the story. It must be at least 1 ½ pages to 2 pages long. Use proper grammar and
spelling rules. Be creative!
3) Cell Video:
a. Write a story, skit, or song that introduces each of the major parts of a eukaryotic cell and describes
what each part does.
b. Use your iPad or other forms of technology to create a video (YouTube, Vine, etc.) to share with your
teacher and the class.
c. Make sure that every organelle is covered in the video:
Must include the following organelles- cell membrane, cell wall (plants), cytoplasm, smooth endoplasmic
reticulum, chloroplast (plants), vacuole, nucleus, chromatin, ribosomes, lysosomes, nucleolus, rough
endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, golgi bodies, and centrioles (animals).
CELL PROJECT RUBRICS
Cell Model:
_____ Is the cell 3-D? (10pts)
_____ Is the cell labeled as a plant or animal cell? (5pts)
_____ Does the cell include the following organelles: (45pts)
_____cell membrane
_____ chromatin (DNA)
_____ cell wall (plants)
_____ ribosomes
_____ cytoplasm
_____ lysosomes
_____ smooth ER
_____ nucleolus
_____chloroplasts (plants)
_____rough ER
_____ vacuole
_____ mitochondria
_____ nucleus
_____ golgi bodies
_____ centrioles (animal)
_____ Is the cell shaped correctly? (animals round, plants rectangular) (10pts)
_____ Does each organelle include the function? (30pts)
Cell City Analogy:
_____ Are the questions answered correctly on the worksheet? (10pts)
_____ Are the names of the organelles underlined in the story? (10pts)
_____ Is the paper the appropriate length? (1 ½ to 2 pages) (10pts)
_____ Grammar and Spelling (20pts)
_____Are all the organelles included? (mitochondria, ribosomes, nucleus, ER, Golgi, protein, cell membrane,
lysosomes, nucleolus) (25pts)
_____ Is each organelle correctly used in the paper? (25pts)
Cell Video:
_____ Is the video in working order? (10pts)
_____ Does the video refer to a plant cell, animal cell or both? (5pts)
_____ Does the video include the following organelles: (45pts)
_____cell membrane
_____ chromatin (DNA)
_____ cell wall (plants)
_____ ribosomes
_____ cytoplasm
_____ lysosomes
_____ smooth ER
_____ nucleolus
_____chloroplasts (plants)
_____rough ER
_____ vacuole
_____ mitochondria
_____ nucleus
_____ golgi bodies
_____ centrioles (animal)
_____ Does each organelle include the function? (30pts)
_____ Is the video creative and entertaining? (10pts)
BONUS Rubric:
PROKARYOTIC CELL MODEL
_____ Is the model 3-D? (5pts)
_____ Are the correct organelles included? (10pts)
(cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, chromosomes, ribosomes, pili, and capsules)