Organelle Analogy Project

Directions: Write your own creative analogy about how a cell works.

i.e. the organelles and their functions. Each organelle will have a counterpart in your analogy.

Make a poster, storybook or model, and present to the class.

Have another creative idea? Clear with your teacher

  1. BE CREATIVE. Make us laugh, smile, cry…
  2. Explainorganelle analogy and their functions on the outline and in the presentation.
  3. Must include picture or a visual for each cell organelle.
  4. You will explain how your analogyrelates to each separate organelle.

Organization / Student presents in a logical, interesting sequence which audience can follow. / Student presents information in logical sequence which audience can follow. / Audience has difficulty following presentation because student jumps around. / Audience cannot understand presentation because there is no sequence of information.
Subject Knowledge / Student demonstrates full knowledge (more than required) by answering all class questions with explanations and elaboration. / Student is at ease with expected answers to all questions, but fails to elaborate. / Student is uncomfortable with information and is able to answer only rudimentary questions. / Student does not have a grasp of info and/ or cannot answer questions about subject.
Eye Contact / Student maintains eye contact with audience, seldom returning to notes. / Student maintains eye contact most of the time but frequently returns to notes. / Student occasionally uses eye contact, but still reads most of report. / Student reads all of report with no eye contact.
Visual Aids / Presenter uses visual aids which effectively enhance the material / Presenter uses visual aids that relate to the material which is being presented. / Presenter uses visual aids. / Presenter does not use visual aids.
Understand-ability / Presenter speaks in a clear voice. / Presenter adequately speaks in a clear voice. / Speaker usually speaks in a clear voice. / Presenter does not speak in a clear voice.

Organelle Analogy PRESENTATION RUBRIC

Total ______/ 20 points

Organelle Analogy Project Outline Total: 25 Points DUE TUESDAY at the end of the hour

What you’re comparing cell to: ______

1. Cell membraneanalogous part: ______

Why? ______

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2. Cell Wallanalogous part: ______

Why? ______

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3. Nucleus analogous part: ______

Why? ______

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4. Ribosomes analogous parts: ______

Why? ______

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5. Cytoplasm analogous part: ______

Why? ______

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6. Endoplasmic Reticulumanalogous part: ______

Why? ______

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7. Golgi Apparatusanalogous part: ______

Why? ______

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8. Vacuoleanalogous part: ______

Why? ______

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9. Lysosomesanalogous part: ______

Why? ______

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10. Mitochondriaanalogous part: ______

Why? ______

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11. Chloroplastsanalogous part: ______

Why? ______

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