1. Cell City Project Assignment:
Floating around in the cytoplasm of a cell are small structures called organelles. Like the organs in your own body, each one carries out a specific function necessary for the cell to survive. In order to survive, the cell must be able to interact with its surroundings, use energy, produce materials and manage waste.
You will create a poster that compares a living plant cell or animal cell and its organelles to a city, school, factory, ballpark, space station etc.
The place you choose must use energy, produce substances and manage waste. The organelles will represent the parts of your place that carry out these processes
It must have the shape of a plant cell or animal cell.
All of the parts of the “city” should be labeled with the cell part and the analogy you chose to represent it (put parentheses around the cell part). Your poster must be colorful, neat and creative. It should be done on a piece of poster board. Have fun designing your “cell city.” Be sure to include all of the organelles listed on the back of your sheet and the appropriate analogies.

2. Cell City Project Rubric
Required Elements 4 3 2 1
Organelles Represented X2
All 10 organelles are present
Most organelles are present
Some organelles are present
Few organelles are present
Analogies
All analogies make sense and are accurate
Most analogies make sense and are accurate
Some analogies make sense and are accurate
Few analogies make sense and are accurate
Visual Appeal
Very colorful extremely neat great attention to detail great use of space
Colorful extremely neat
good attention to detail
good use of space
Some color
Fairly neat
Some attention to detail
Fair use of space
Little or no color
Not neat
Little attention to detail
Poor use of space
Quality “City” resembles shape of a cell
“City” strongly resembles shape of a cell
Great deal of time and effort shown
“City” strongly resembles shape of a
Time and effort shown cell
Some time and effort shown
Little time and effort shown
Accurate details and representation of organelles X2
All accurate representations of organelles and their functions
Most accurate representations of organelles and their functions
Some accurate representations of organelles and their functions
Few accurate representations of organelles and their functions

3. Cell City Project Rubric
Cell Part
Function in a living cell
Analogy- Identify the part and explain why this part of your “city” is like the organelle it represents.
Cell membrane
Cell wall
 nucleus   
ribosome
Endoplasmic reticulum
chloroplasts
Golgi apparatus
lysosomes
vacuole

4. Cell City Project Example

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7. Cell City Project Example
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Mitochondria
Ribosomes
Golgi Body
Nucleus

8. Cell City Project Example
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Ribosomes
Mitochondria
Chloroplast
Vacuoles
Nucleus