The Incredible Edible Cell!!! Due: Friday, September 3 The

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The Incredible Edible Cell!!!

• Due Friday, September 3

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The Incredible Edible Cell

• Bring a folder or binder for project materials
• Please see if a parent can come in and help
  during assembly day!
• You must follow all directions completely in
  order to achieve the highest grade possible 500
  project points.

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Guidelines

• GOAL Your task is to create a model of a cell
  that is made completely of edible things.
  Thats right you will be able to eat this cell
  after you are through! In your journey, you will
  also create a paper describing the main parts of
  your cell, as well as create a blueprint of your
  cell and a table detailing the items you will use
  for construction. (If acquiring your products is
  a financial difficulty please see me for
  alternative arrangements). You must follow all
  directions completely in order to achieve the
  highest grade possible 300 Project points
• ROLE You are a super scientist trying to create
  a cell that will help others understand how the
  cell is organized. Your paper will serve as a
  journal explaining cell organization, structure
  and function.
• AUDIENCE Your audience is young children who
  are learning about plant and animal cells and how
  they work.
• SITUATION Your project must explain to your
  audience the locations, structures and functions
  of cell organelles in a way that is fun and in a
  language that is easy to understand.

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• PRODUCT
• Your project consists of three parts. For each
  of the three parts (depending on your cell
  selection), you must include the following cell
  organelles.
• CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
• ANIMAL CELL (round shape) 9 organelles total
• Cell Membrane Cytoplasm Mitochondria
  Ribosome (free or on ER) Endoplasmic Reticulum
  Golgi Bodies Lysosome Vacuole (few small)
  Nucleus
• PLANT CELL (square or rectangular shape) 11
  organelles total
• Cell Membrane Cytoplasm Mitochondria
  Ribosome (free or on ER) Endoplasmic Reticulum
  Golgi Bodies Lysosome Vacuole (one large)
  Nucleus (Nucleolus/Nuclear Membrane/DNA)
  Chloroplast Cell Wall

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Part 1 The Paper- 100 points

• EACH INDIVIDUAL must turn in a typed or neatly
  handwritten paper explaining all of the
  organelles discussed in class. The formatting of
  the paper must include
• An introduction in which you introduce what the
  project
• A paragraph on each of the organelles consisting
  of FOUR sentences
• One sentence describing what type of cell this
  organelle is found in - EUKARYOTIC, PROKARYOTIC,
  PLANT or ANIMAL
• One sentence on the organelles structure (its
  appearance and/or location)
• One sentence on the organelles function (its
  job)
• One sentence explaining what would happen to the
  cell if the organelle was missing or absent from
  the cell.
• A concluding paragraph in which you describe your
  thoughts on the project.
• Papers on Animal cells have 10 total
  paragraphs
• Papers on Plant cells have 12 total
  paragraphs

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Part 2 Key and Blueprint- 200 points

• EACH TEAM must create a key and blueprint for
  your edible cell model so that others can tell
  what cell part (organelle) your food represents.
  Use your resources to help you decide what foods
  would best represent each cell part.
• Food items should look similar to the structure
  of the organelles i.e. a nucleus is round and has
  a nucleolus inside so a jawbreaker cut in half
  with the small round center exposed would best
  represent the nucleus and nucleolus.

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• Key (100 pts) Create a chart or table that
  states both food part and the organelle or cell
  part each food represents. This should be typed
  or neatly written

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• Blueprint (100 points)
• Create a drawing of what your cell model will
  look like when you have created it. It should be
  a drawing of a cell as a cookie/cake. The foods
  and which organelle the food represents must be
  clearly shown and labeled. You must make sure
  that organelle location is appropriate.
• This will act as your blueprint as you construct
  your cell model. Placement of organelles/food
  items must match between your blueprint and
  model.

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Part 3 The Model- 200 points

• This is the fun part! EACH TEAM needs to build
  your cell model. Each part needs to be made of
  the food part listed on the data table. You will
  be graded on how accurate your model is and how
  close your actual model was to the drawing - i.e.
  if the nucleus was in the middle of the drawing
  then the food nucleus needs to be in the middle
  of the model. The model must contain two parts
  in order to receive full credit. These parts
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• Labels (100 pts) Each food item must have a
  label. The label must state on one side what
  organelle the food represents. The other side
  must have bulleted points that state the function
  of the organelle. Labels must have a support
  like a flag so they can be fastened into your
  food items. For example
• Front Back

• Lets wastes out
• Lets nutrients in
• Protects cell

Cell Membrane
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• Part 3 The Model- 200 points
• Edible Cell (100 points) This is the actual
  model of the cell. EACH TEAM will be graded on
  how close the actual model is to the drawing made
  in Part 2 and you will be graded on content. You
  need to make sure that each item that was written
  in your data table is represented in the actual
  cell model.
• ANIMAL CELL or PLANT CELL

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What not to do
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• GRADING
• You will be graded according to the rubric below.
  Four categories will be assessed as follows
• Content
• Paper Does your paper describe the location,
  structure and function of each cell organelle
  listed in the product description? Do you have
  an introduction and closing paragraph?
• Table/Blueprint Does your table list each
  organelle in the product description, its
  function, and the representing candy? Does your
  blueprint depict each organelle from the product
  description?
• Model Does your model contain each organelle
  from the product description?
• Accuracy Is the information in your paper,
  blueprint, table, and labels presented correctly
  and accurately? Are the items used to construct
  your model accurate representations of the
  individual organelles (i.e. do they look like the
  organelles they represent)?
• Presentation Is the information in your paper,
  blueprint, table, and labels neatly handwritten
  or typed? Is your model constructed using the
  appropriate materials
• Creativity Does your project represent your
  original thought? Is it creatively designed?
• Total Worth 300 Points
• Due Friday, September 3
• For more help visit
• www.cellsalive.com
• http//www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_main.html