TOUR OF THE CELL

INTRODUCTION | TASK | PROCESS | RESOURCES | EVALUATION | CONCLUSION
 
 

Introduction

The museum has just added a walk through model of a typical animal cell and you have just accepted a position as the tour guide. As school groups come through the model you will be responsible for identifying cell structures and organelles and describing their functions.
 
 

Before you begin your position as tour guide, you will need to review your knowledge of the cell. In order to be prepared for your new job, you must:

Research the types of organelles and structures located in a typical animal cell.
Be able to identify the structures in an animal cell.
Research and be able to explain the function and importance of each of these organelles.
Research how each of these organelles are related and how they work together.
Create a notebook about the cell. Include individual pictures of organelles with a
    statement of their function as well as a labeled diagram of the cell with all its organelles
    and a statement about how the organelles are related and how they work together.  You will be
    taught how to use microsoft Word and this will be used to make your notebook.
 
 

Use the internet as well as other resources to list the organelles and structures present
     in the animal cell.
Obtain pictures of each of the organelles or structures and add them to your notebook.
Next to the pictures, label the organelle or structure and list its function in the cell.
Along with the functions of the organelles, discuss any interesting facts or information
      about the organelle.
At the end of the notebook, include a page that discusses how all the organelles work
     together.
Include a diagram of the cell with all the organelles labled.
Put all the information together in a neat, organized notebook that you can refer back to
      as a tour guide. 

Be aware that there are links provided for you and that you are not to be off those links or links that are hyperlinked off the resources below.  If you are playing around or on another site you are using valuable computer time and will be given an alternative Textbook Assignment to complete in place of the computer project. 

http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/cell/
 Lysosomes and Peroxisomes
 Endoplasmic Reticulum
 Microtubules
 Mitochondria 1
 The Cell Nucleus I
http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/cell/ 
  The Cell
 Organelles of the Animal Cell
   1.7g Cell Net.alfa18 : animal_cell
 LookSmart - Cell Organelles
  Virtual Cell
  Animal Cell Model
  Images List
 The WWW Virtual Library of Cell Biology: Membranes, Organelles and Vesicle Trafficking
 Cell Organelles II
 Cell Biology Web Pages Menu
 The Virtual Cell Textbook - Cell Biology
 
 

• Thoroughness            Grading Rubric for Celquest
• Accuracy
• Creativity
• Neatness
• Use of technology

Upon completion of the webquest you will be ready to be a knowledgeable tour guide of the cell . You will be able to identify the organelles and structures and discuss their function and relationship to the cell.