HELP! How to build a 3-D model of an animal cell?
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Ok so I have to build a 3-D model of an animal cell. No edible substances. Have any ideas of what I can use and how to build it? Some things people are using are styrofoam, clay, etc. I need something creative and failry easy, as it’s due in three days.
Ok so I have to build a 3-D model of an animal cell. No edible substances. Have any ideas of what I can use and how to build it? Some things people are using are styrofoam, clay, etc. I need something creative and failry easy, as it’s due in three days.
I have to include:
Cell Membrane
Nucleus
Nucleolus
Cytoplasm
Chromosomes (Chromatin)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Ribosome
Mitochondria
Lysosome
Vacuole
Golgi Body
Ideas? Links? Anything? I seriously need help. I’ve got nothing on this.
suspend models of them in gel.
I would do a cross section of a cell in styrofoam. use a flat piece for the cell outline (membrane, cytoplast, all the background stuff). Use rounded, colored ball of varying sizes for your vacuoles, llysosomes, nucleus, mtichondria. You could use pipe cleaners to make the ER and the golgi body. Beads would make great ribosomes (remember to sprinkle some on the rough ER and in the nucleolus). Just glue some white string on the nucleus ball for the genetic information (chromosomes)
For a few dollars, some rummaging through the basement/attic, you could use sport themed items. cut open an old basketball for the membrane, fill it with styrophome. use various balls (golf, pingpong, marbles) for different round objects, shoes laces for the ER and golgi.. etc. could be slightly expensive and destructive, but definitly creative and fairly easy with some crazy glue, exacto knife, and some imagination.
Omg I did this freshman year but I can’t find the stupid sheet lol. I was just gonna give you the answers.
Buttttt ok go to AC Moore and they have styrofoam balls. Get one for the animal cell (their like $3.00). What I like about using the styrofoam balls is that you can label stuff by sticking a toothpick in it and putting the label on the toothpick. Its amazing (:
Cell Membrane- use thin pieces of construction paper (it protects).
Nucleus- use a small piece of cotton
Nucleolus- use clay and put the piece of cotton in it.
Cytoplasm- just use the styrofoam top.
Chromosomes- twist string together and try to push it in the clay.
Endoplasmic Reticulum- try to some dark clay and make it so its in the shape of the squiggly ER.
Ribosomes- glue some parts in the cytoplasm and sprinkle some red glitter and tada you have the small ribosomes
Mitochondria- use a dead battery (powerhouse!)
Lysosome- same thing as ribosomes but make it blue glitter
Vacuole- tape some cotton together and have it be an oval
Golgi body- get some cloth and fold it so it has some golgi layers
Good luck
It’s not as hard as it seems. I did one several years ago with food. I think I sliced a melon in half and then just used smaller foods/sections of in the shape of the organelles and attached them with toothpicks. It wasn’t so bad, just refer to your text and make sure you don’t leave anything out.