Cell City Webqeust

Introduction

Introduction: Many things are made up of hundreds of cells, including you! Today you are going to go over and travel through one of these cells.

Task

Task: Today you are going to travel through the cell. While you are traveling through the cell you are going to create your own “cell city” however, it does not have to be a city. You can create a hospital, school, factory or any other place you can think of. You will need to come up with an item in the “city” to compare to or relate to the organelle of the cell. 

Process

Procedure:

1.      Create a google doc that lists the following three columns: Organelle, Function, Example that performs the similar function.

2.      You need to list the following organelles in your chart: nucleus, nucleolus, cell membrane, cell wall, cytoplasm, ribosomes, mitochondria, vacuole, golgi body, endoplasmic reticulum, lysosome, and chloroplast.

3.      Using the resources given fill in the function and the example that performs a similar function.

4.      Choose what structure or place you are going to use for your “cell city.” Remember the “cell city” can be a town, village, factory, hospital, school or something else of your choosing.

5.      On a separate page but within the same google document you need to explain, for each organelle, why you choose to represent each organelle within your “city” the way you choose to represent it. Make sure you are using complete sentences. For example: Lysosomes are represented in my school by the janitors. The janitors clean up the school and get rid of the waste just like the lysosomes get rid of the garbage within the cell.

6.      On a white sheet of paper you need to draw and color your “cell city.” Label each item as its original name. Do NOT put the organelle name on the drawing. We will use this picture to have your classmates guess which organelle is represented by the different things later on. 

7.      Submit your google document to the google classroom. Turn your picture into the homework bin.

Evaluation

Conclusion

Conclusion: Now that you have completed your “cell city” you have a better understanding of how each organelle within the cell works. You know what the cell does for you why we cannot live without cells.