3-D Cell Project
For this project you will create a 3-D model of a plant or animal cell (assigned to you) using common materials. You will label the structures on the model with numbers and provide a hand written key on the piece of paper that I provided for you in class, or your own typed key to identify the labels. Also, on the key you will identify the function of each structure.
Requirements and Limits:
The cell needs to be no smaller than a 4" X 6", and no larger than a 9" X 13".
The cell needs to be 3-D. Therefore, it can not be a poster or only puffy paint.
Please deliver the model in a box (e.g. shoe box, shirt box, etc.).
Ideas for materials include: yarn, beads, toothpicks, pipe cleaners, string, straws, Styrofoam, Plexiglas, food, play-doh... Use many types and your imagination, but be sure it will stay together.
You need to identify all the organelles listed below for whichever cell you are doing. Remember that the organelles need to be done in 3-D too! For example, the nucleus could be a Cheerio. The type of cell, along with your name and homeroom, need to be identified somehow on the model and the key.
Please do not label the organelles on the model, use ID numbers. The key will identify which organelle is represented by each ID number.
You should turn in your model and your key together.
Organelles to be included in Both cells:
Cell membrane
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Vacuole
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Ribosomes
Golgi apparatus
Mitochondrion
Nucleolus
Organelles to be included in Plant Cell ONLY:
Cell wall
Chloroplast
Organelles to be included in Animal Cells ONLY:
Lysosome
Centrioles
Remember that plant and animal cells have different shapes, and this should be reflected in your model. Be creative and have fun! Click on the thumbnails below to see some examples of 3-D cells made by 5th grade!
Cell Organelle and Function Sheet