3D Plant/Animal Cell Project

Objective: Construct a 3D model of a plant/animal cell using recyclable materials.

Guidelines:
1. Each group may choose to make a plant or animal cell.
2. The cell must be three-dimensional with front, back and sides.
3. The model must be made of recyclable materials (To be determined by the class)
4. All parts of the cell must be labeled clearly. Suggestion: Use toothpicks and pieces of
paper to make little flags.
5. The organelles should clearly represent the actual organelle. By just looking at an
organelle, everyone should be able to tell what it is. Ex: The nucleus should not be
square. The mitochondria should have a folded inner membrane.
6. Actual number of organelles found in real cells should be represented. Ex: Each cell has
one nucleus. Plant cells have one large central vacuole. Cells have multiple
mitochondria and other organelles.
7. Functions of each organelle should be provided. Suggestion: Use the back side of the
label “flags” to write down the job of that organelle.
8. Be unique and creative. Use a variety of appropriate recyclable materials.

Organelles that should be included:

Plant Cell Animal Cell

1. Cell Wall 1. Centrosomes (Centrioles)
2. Chloroplast 2. Lysosomes
3. Plasmodesmata 3. Cell Membrane
4. Cell Membrane 4. Nucleus
5. Nucleus 5. Nucleolus
6. Nucleolus 6. Rough ER
7. Rough ER 7. Smooth ER
8. Smooth ER 8. Ribosomes
9. Ribosomes 9. Golgi Bodies
10. Golgi Bodies 10. Mitochondria
11. Mitochondria 11. Vacuole(s)
12. Vacuole(s)
 3-D Cell Model Grading Rubric

Needs
Excellent Satisfactory Unacceptable
Improvement Mark
(10) (9-8) (3)
(6)
Project stands Appearance is Labels are hard Appears hastily
out from the neat, labels to read, built, lack of
rest, shows are typed or project is not effort is
evidence of neatly written, neatly done, evident.
Appearance considerable project is more effort
effort. organized, needed.
and shows
evidence of
good effort.
Cell model Good, Minimal Lacks
uses materials creative use of creativity is creativity,
not often seen materials that used; project is copied from
Creativity
in most are often used a poster or diagram in
projects. by other other 2-D book.
students. model.
Cell model Cell model Model is a
clearly represents a replica of a
represents plant or animal generalized
Cell Type
either an cell. cell.
animal or a
plant cell
All organelles Most More detail Parts of cell are
& cell parts organelles & needed to generalized
are cell parts are recognize cell “blobs” of
accurately accurately parts. Some color. Numbers
detailed and detailed and are not of organelles
clearly clearly recognizable. are NOT
Details
represented. recognizable. Numbers of representative
Actual Actual organelles are of an actual
numbers of numbers of somewhat cell.
organelles are organelles are representative
represented. represented. of an actual
cell.
11+ organelles 8-10 organelles 5-7 organelles <5 organelles
are correctly are correctly are correctly are labelled or
Labeled
located and located and located and there are errors
Organelles
labeled on the labeled on the labeled on the with organelles
model. model. model. identified
Functions of all Functions of all Functions of Functions are
Functions of organelles are organelles are some not clearly
Organelles correctly correctly organelles are explained or
(on back of described in summarized. summarized contain errors.
label) detail. with minor
errors.

Total Points Earned/Score: _____/60