Cell Analogy Project

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Cell Analogy Project
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A WebQuest for 8th Grade (Science - Biology)
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Based on a template from The WebQuest Page
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Introduction
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You are an engineer who has been given the
extremely important task of redesigning the city
of Tucson after a major flood destroyed the
entire city. You have to make sure that you
rebuild all of the essential parts of the city.
In order to do this you will be comparing the
city to a cell, incorporating all of the cell
organelles as essential parts of the city. In
order to do this you will research the given cell
organelles and you will also research the city of
Tucson. Afterwards, you will create a visually
appealing PowerPoint presentation comparing and
contrasting the parts of a cell to the city of
Tucson. Good luck and have fun!!
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The Task
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• I know you are eager to rebuild the city, but
  much research and planning must be done before we
  begin
• Determine the difference between an animal and a
  plant cell.
• Determine the functions of the following cell
  organelles Nucleus, Cell Membrane, Cell Wall,
  Cytoplasm, Lysosome, Endoplasmic Reticulum,
  Mitochondria, Vacuoles, Golgi Body, and
  Chloroplast.
• Research the city of Tucson.
• Determine the parts of a city that relate to each
  cell organelle.
• Explain why that part of a city would relate to
  the corresponding organelle.
• Organize your thoughts into a visually appealing
  PowerPoint.
• Compare and contrast a cell and the city within
  your slides.
• Use diagrams and pictures to help explain your
  ideas.
• Provide introductory and conclusive to summarize
  your points.

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The Process
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• I know that you are eager to begin, so here are
  the steps that you will need to follow (make sure
  to read all step before you begin)
• To begin, collect information about cell
  organelles, making sure that you know the
  functions of these cells very well and can
  identify them in a picture or diagram. To help
  you, please use the following links, and gather
  information from all of them collectively Cell
  Parts 1, Cell Parts 2, Cell Parts 3, Cell Parts
  4, Cell Parts 5, Cell Parts 6
• Now that you feel you fully understand the cell,
  use the internet to find out more information
  about the city of Tucson using these links
  http//www.ci.tucson.az.us/utilities.html,
  http//www.ci.tucson.az.us/locgov.html.
• You are done researching! Now it is time to start
  to construct your project. Begin by thinking of
  different essential parts of Tucson that you can
  relate to the cell organelles. (A good example of
  this would be streets relate to the endoplasmic
  reticulum because the E.R. is the passageways in
  a cell and streets act as the passageways in a
  city).
• Think of one part of the city for each cell
  organelle. Use the table that I provided for you.
  One column you will give the function of the
  organelle, one you will draw it, and one you will
  explain what part of the city has a similar job.
  This will help organize your ideas.
• It is now time to organize your thoughts into a
  VISUALLY APPEALING PowerPoint. To begin, provide
  an Introduction Page, with a creative title, your
  name, class period,and date.
• Follow this page by a single page for each cell
  organelle and its corresponding city part. Please
  include an explanation of why you chose to relate
  these two items and why. Also, include diagrams
  and pictures, you will be graded on those!
• Summarize your thoughts into an organized
  Conclusion Page, explaining your project and
  summarizing your main ideas. Also on this page,
  include a summary of how this cell analogy
  project helped better your understanding of
  cells. ?
• You may look at a sample http//www.slideshare.net
  /lbrunin/cell-analogy-presentation to aid you
  through this process and gain ideas. (Note that
  they were not comparing the cell to a city, so
  your project will have to be different than this
  one SORRY!)

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Conclusion
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Congratulations! You have completed your Cell
Analogy Project! You have learned everything
about cells, their organelles, and the functions
of each organelle. Also, you researched Tucson,
providing you with key information about the city
you live in. Next, you were able to compare and
contrast a cell with something you may be more
familiar with, like a city, to help better your
understanding. Making a PowerPoint is another
difficult task that you have completed! I can
guarantee that you will use PowerPoint
Presentations in future academic situations and
careers, possibly engineering now that you have
also learned more about that!!!
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Thank you so much to all websites and picture
displays! Explanation of pictures and links can
be found here Picture on Title Page -
http//www.animalport.com/img/Animal-Cell.jpg
Picture on Introduction Page -
http//www.mcgchina.com/images/HomePage/engineer.g
if Picture on Task Page - http//pro.corbis.com/im
ages/42-17463401.jpg?size572uid7B10B2093A-F382
-4C04-B461-5D87DC2FE4177D Picture on Conclusion
Page - http//www.ouesd.k12.ca.us/Images/student-s
ervices.jpg Cell Parts 1 - http//www.biologycorn
er.com/bio1/cell.html Cell Parts 2 -
http//www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm Cel
l Parts 3 - http//www.tvdsb.on.ca/WESTMIN/science
/sbi3a1/Cells/cells.htm Cell Parts 4 -
http//www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/mastersonline/ft_ben
d_isd/6306/qvms/johnson/cell_part.htm Cell Parts
5 - http//www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_main.ht
ml Cell Parts 6 - http//www.wisc-online.com/objec
ts/index_tj.asp?objIDAP11403 City of Fort
Collins - http//www.ci.fort-collins.co.us/ Fort
Collins Utilities - http//www.fcgov.com/utilities
/ Fort Collins - http//www.ftcollins.com/ Fort
Collins Flood History - http//www.colostate.edu/f
eatures/flood97-main.aspx Sample Powerpoint -
www.sd393.k12.id.us/wjshs/science/biology20one/ce
ll20analogy20PPT/Katie20Georgia20Brayden20Jam
i20FINAL.ppt Based on template from The
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Cell Analogy Project
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A WebQuest for 8th Grade (Science - Biology)
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Kristina Carroll
kncarrol_at_simla.colostate.edu
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Introduction
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This lesson was designed for an education
technology class, but also one that was
implemented in a 9th grade Biology classroom at
Lesher Junior High. The purpose of this project
is to help students learn about cell organelles,
while also applying it to their own lives. Giving
the students the opportunity to apply a cell to
something they are familiar with helps them
realize what the functions of the cell organelles
are and why they are each necessary for the cell
to survive. They are asked to be an engineer
who has been given the extremely important task
of redesigning the city of Fort Collins after a
major flood destroyed the entire city. They will
have to make sure that you rebuild all of the
essential parts of the city. In order to do this
they will be comparing the city to a cell,
incorporating all of the cell organelles as
essential parts of the city. In order to do this
they will research the given cell organelles and
you will also research the city of Fort Collins.
Afterwards, they will create a visually appealing
PowerPoint presentation comparing and contrasting
the parts of a cell to the city of Fort Collins.
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This lesson is anchored in eighth grade science
(especially Biology) and involves science,
technology, and critical thinking skills. If
there is not technology available at a given
school, the PowerPoint presentation could be
turned into another process such as building a
model or drawing a detailed picture. This
activity can also be used in other grade levels,
if there is a seventh grade advanced science
course, or a struggling ninth grade science
course this project can also be done here. The
students will need to know basic knowledge about
a cell and why cells are essential to life. They
should also know that every living organism is
made up of cells and that each cell has many
organelles. They will learn everything else about
the cell later on. Also, the students should be
proficient in PowerPoint production and should
know how to actively search the internet.
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Curriculum Standards
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The students will cover some of the science
standards listed on the K-12 Academic Standards
Website Science Standard 3 Life Science
Students know and understand the characteristics
and structure of living things, the processes of
life, and how living thing interact with each
other and their environment. Specifically
Grades 6-8 3.3. There is a
differentiation among levels of organization
(cells, tissues, and organs) and their roles
within the whole organism. 3.4. Multicellular
organisms have a variety of ways to get food and
other matter to their cells. Also, although
not listed on the standards website, the students
will also be demonstrating several technology
standards. They will be proving proficiency in
Microsoft PowerPoint and they will also show that
they can effectively use the internet to search
for information. Also, the students are required
to come up with all of the parts of a city that
relate to cell organelles on their own. This
shows that the students will use critical
thinking, creative production, organization, and
comparison skills to complete this assignment.
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The Process
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• This lesson should take approximately two 90
  minute class periods to complete. The first class
  period will be research and planning for the
  project (they should have all of their city parts
  identified with a cell organelle by this point),
  and the second class will be production of the
  PowerPoint. If the class periods are 45-50
  minutes it should take 3-4 class periods.
• To begin, collect information about cell
  organelles, making sure that you know the
  functions of these cells very well and can
  identify them in a picture or diagram. To help
  you, please use the following links, and gather
  information from all of them collectively Cell
  Parts 1, Cell Parts 2, Cell Parts 3, Cell Parts
  4, Cell Parts 5, Cell Parts 6 Here you would need
  to make sure all links work on website-locked
  computers, if not, provide your own links or the
  classroom textbook.
• Now that you feel you fully understand the cell,
  use the internet to find out more information
  about the city of Fort Collins using these links
  City of Fort Collins, Fort Collins Utilities,
  Fort Collins, and Fort Collins Flood History You
  will need to know some background information
  about cities, and examples of parts that are
  correlated with cell organelles.
• You are done researching! Now it is time to start
  to construct your project. Begin by thinking of
  different essential parts of Fort Collins that
  you can relate to the cell organelles. (A good
  example of this would be streets relate to the
  endoplasmic reticulum because the E.R. is the
  passageways in a cell and streets act as the
  passageways in a city).
• Think of one part of the city for each cell
  organelle. It would be a good idea to line up a
  two-column chart with the organelle on one side
  and the city part on the other. This will help
  organize your ideas. You may want to pre-approve
  the students ideas before they begin to create
  their PowerPoint.
• It is now time to organize your thoughts into a
  VISUALLY APPEALING PowerPoint. To begin, provide
  an Introduction Page, with a creative title, your
  name, class section number, and date. You will
  have to know background knowledge and experience
  in PowerPoint, knowing how to create a visually
  appealing one yourself. Make sure you address
  with the students what exactly they will be asked
  to do and how much detail needs to be in the
  PowerPoint.
• Follow this page by a single page for each cell
  organelle and its corresponding city part. Please
  include an explanation of why you chose to relate
  these two items and why. Also, include diagrams
  and pictures, you will be graded on those!
• Summarize your thoughts into an organized
  Conclusion Page, explaining your project and
  summarizing your main ideas. Also on this page,
  include a summary of how this cell analogy
  project helped better your understanding of
  cells. ?
• You may look at a sample PowerPoint to aid you
  through this process and gain ideas. (Note that
  they were not comparing the cell to a city, so
  your project will have to be different than this
  one SORRY!)

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Resources
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• In order to complete this project the students
  will need several resources, many of which are
  not inside the classroom (so plan ahead by
  reserving computer laboratory space for both
  class periods)
• Class sets of books (only if some of the websites
  are restricted)
• A computer for each individual student
• Microsoft PowerPoint on each computer
• Access to the internet
• Paper/Pencils
• The following websites will be used
• http//www.biologycorner.com/bio1/cell.html
• http//www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm
• http//www.tvdsb.on.ca/WESTMIN/science/sbi3a1/Cell
  s/cells.htm
• http//www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/mastersonline/ft_ben
  d_isd/6306/qvms/johnson/cell_part.htm
• http//www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_main.html
• http//www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?ob
  jIDAP11403
• http//www.ci.fort-collins.co.us/
• http//www.fcgov.com/utilities/
• http//www.ftcollins.com/
• http//www.colostate.edu/features/flood97-main.asp
  x

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Evaluation
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Teacher Script
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• Here is provided a script, which you may follow
  along with if you have never done this type of
  experiment before or may be confused
• To begin, give the students an overview of what
  they will be doing. Now would be a good time to
  go over the rubric to let them know what exactly
  they will be graded on and what to pay the most
  attention to.
• Then, lead the students to the computer lab (if
  not already done so). Tell the students to open
  up the WebQuest in which the instructions are
  given for them to complete the assignment (the
  good thing about this project is that it is
  computer guided so not much explanation is
  needed).
• Show the students how the links work, if they are
  not familiar with how to use them.
• Before they begin researching, show them an
  example of a cell analogy (this should be
  something other than a city in order for them to
  avoid copying the example). If you are having
  trouble, a good example is the human body. You
  can relate the nucleus to the human brain, so on
  and so forth.
• When the students are researching, walk around
  the room, making sure the students are staying on
  task, and answering any questions they might
  have.
• Before beginning the PowerPoints, give a brief
  introduction on how PowerPoint works, making sure
  that the students know how to design a
  PowerPoint, and how to use the tools needed to
  complete the project.
• Once the class period is over, have the students
  publish their PowerPoints on the class website,
  save them to a class file, or print them (however
  you feel is the easiest to view them).
• This page is linked to the Process segment off of
  the Teacher Page

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Conclusion
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Congratulations! You have completed your Cell
Analogy Project! You have learned everything
about cells, their organelles, and the functions
of each organelle. Also, you researched Fort
Collins, providing you with key information about
the city you live in. Next, you were able to
compare and contrast a cell with something you
may be more familiar with, like a city, to help
better your understanding. Making a PowerPoint is
another difficult task that you have completed! I
can guarantee that you will use PowerPoint
Presentations in future academic situations and
careers, possibly engineering now that you have
also learned more about that!!! This project has
assessed Standard Three Life Science and has
also given the students the opportunity to work
with technology, which we know is a continually
growing field, and something that they will
continue to use in the future.
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Thank you so much to all websites and picture
displays! Explanation of pictures and links can
be found here Picture on Title Page -
http//www.animalport.com/img/Animal-Cell.jpg
Picture on Introduction Page -
http//www.mcgchina.com/images/HomePage/engineer.g
if Picture on Task Page - http//pro.corbis.com/im
ages/42-17463401.jpg?size572uid7B10B2093A-F382
-4C04-B461-5D87DC2FE4177D Picture on Conclusion
Page - http//www.ouesd.k12.ca.us/Images/student-s
ervices.jpg Cell Parts 1 - http//www.biologycorn
er.com/bio1/cell.html Cell Parts 2 -
http//www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm Cel
l Parts 3 - http//www.tvdsb.on.ca/WESTMIN/science
/sbi3a1/Cells/cells.htm Cell Parts 4 -
http//www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/mastersonline/ft_ben
d_isd/6306/qvms/johnson/cell_part.htm Cell Parts
5 - http//www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_main.ht
ml Cell Parts 6 - http//www.wisc-online.com/objec
ts/index_tj.asp?objIDAP11403 City of Fort
Collins - http//www.ci.fort-collins.co.us/ Fort
Collins Utilities - http//www.fcgov.com/utilities
/ Fort Collins - http//www.ftcollins.com/ Fort
Collins Flood History - http//www.colostate.edu/f
eatures/flood97-main.aspx Sample PowerPoint -
www.sd393.k12.id.us/wjshs/science/biology20one/ce
ll20analogy20PPT/Katie20Georgia20Brayden20Jam
i20FINAL.ppt Based on template from The
WebQuest Page
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