Sell Your Cell

Honors Biology

MP Project

50 points

  1. You are going to make a brochure to promote a type of cell. The brochure should be colorful and engaging. Make it interesting and informational. You may use humor as well to engage the reader.
  1. You will be assigned one cell from the list.
  1. Find as much information as you can about the cell. Organize the information into a brochure to sell or promote your cell. Use Publisher or Word to create the brochure. Be sure to answer the following questions with your project:

a. Where are they found? Are they part of a tissue or organ?

b. How big are they? (length or diameter, in micrometers)

c. What are the main jobs of this type of cell? Does it manufacture (synthesize) anything?

d. How is this cell specialized to do its job? Does it have any

special organelles? Compare the relative amounts of different organelles

that your cell has due to its function.

e. How often do these cells die/get replaced?

  1. Find a great picture (photo) of your cell.
  1. Include a diagram. Be sure to label the major organelles. (include cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, and any other visible parts.) Diagram may be from another source.
  1. You will be paired with another student to present your cells to the class, for a brief presentation on how the cells function together. You will need to make 1 or 2 PowerPoint slides which show how your two kinds of cells function together.
  1. Google docs

Grading Rubric

Overall appearance / 5 points
Location of cells / 5 points
Size of cells / 5 points
Main jobs of cells / 10 points
Specialization / 2 points
Replacement rate / 3 points
Picture (photo) / 5 points
Diagram with labels / 5 points
Works cited (3 sources in MLA format on the back of your brochure) / 5 points
Presentation / 5 points

Use this website to get started:

Cell Types:

  1. red blood cell
  2. white blood cell
  3. hepatocyte (liver)
  4. white fat cell
  5. brown fat cell
  6. thyroid epithelial cell
  7. keratinocyte
  8. salivary gland mucus cell
  9. red skeletal muscle cell
  10. white skeletal muscle cell
  11. melanocyte
  12. osteocyte
  13. elastic cartilage chondrocyte
  14. respiratory tract ciliated cell
  15. synovial cell
  16. pancreatic acinar cells
  17. parathyroid gland cells
  18. lacrimal cell
  19. gastric gland cell
  20. liver lipocyte
  21. sensory neuron
  22. neuron
  23. photoreceptor cells (rods and cones)
  24. glial cells
  25. myocardiocyte (heart cells)
  26. gastric chief cells
  27. melanocyte
  28. natural killer cells