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December 6, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Cell Project – Focus on Function not your typical parts of the cell project

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This project givea a rubric and outline for a student cell project. Student are invited to build a model of a cell where each organelle is not represented by something that has a similar look, but rather has a similar function. For example, mitochondria may be batteries as they both produce energy.

 

 

Each year I do a cell project with my middle school students during our unit on cells.  Students, in groups, are charged with creating a 3D model of a cell.  The twist is that the organelles can’t be represented as they actually look, but must be represented as their function.  For example, the mitochondrion might be represented as a power plant because the mitochondrion converts energy stored in food into ATP for cells.

 

 

 

You can get a copy of this project for free.

Thanks for checking out my post.

Cristina from Savvy Secondary Science

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