By: Katrina Schafer

Lindsey Perl

Amber Andrews

Lizzie Pursey

Jessica Wuertz

Cell Wall

Plant Cell

Cell Membrane

Cytoplasm

Lysosome

Golgi Bodies

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

Mitochondria

Ribosome

Vacuole

DNA

Chloroplast

Nucleus

Cell Wall

School

Zone

Cell Wall• The cell wall provides additional support

and protection for the cell. The school zone signs around areas where schools are located provide extra protection for the students to make sure they are kept safe.

Cell Membrane

School Walls /

Building

Cell Membrane• If the school was a cell, the building itself or the walls would be the cell membrane. The cell membrane is the boundary between the cell and the environment. The building walls are surrounding the whole building and are a boundary between the school and outside. Also, the cell membrane uses selective permeability to let certain things and others out. The entrance doors to the school let students in and others out.

Nucleus

Principals Office

Nucleus• The nucleus in a cell contains the DNA and is

the main area of structure and function in the cell. In a school, the main office/principal’s office is where important decisions take place and keeps the school running properly.

DNA Books / HomeworkCurriculu

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DNA• DNA is the master set of directions for making

proteins in a cell. This can be compared to the schools curriculum (directions) that the teachers follow to make good students.

Cytoplasm

Hallways

Cytoplasm• Cytoplasm is located all throughout the cell and

supports organelles. In the way that it is all over the cell, the hallways in schools are like cytoplasm and go around the school, which represents the cell.

Endoplasmic ReticulumClassroom

Endoplasmic Reticulum

• The endoplasmic reticulum is a site within a cell where chemical reactions occur. In our school representation the classrooms represent the ER because we compared chemical reactions to the students learning in reaction to being taught.

RibosomeTeachers

Ribosome•The ribosome's in a cell carry out the function of protein synthesis, meaning they create enzymes and proteins by following the directions of the DNA. Teachers represent the ribosome's because they make smarter kids by following the directions of the curriculum (DNA).

Mitochondria

Students

Mitochondria• Mitochondria breaks down sugar into energy. Students represent mitochondria because they eat food/sugar which turns into energy.

Lysosome

Security

Lysosome•In a cell, lysosomes digest food and old cell parts, meaning it gets rid of them to make sure the cell stays working properly. Security guards represent these lysosomes because they get rid of the bad kids to keep the school safe and going well, like lysosomes get rid of food.

Golgi Body

Guidance Office

Golgi Body• In a cell, Golgi bodies sort and package proteins. In

our representation the guidance office is like the Golgi body. In the guidance office students are “sorted” into their different classes and put with other kids in these classes (Packaged).

VacuoleTrash Cans

&Vending Machines

Vacuole• In cells vacuoles store food, water, and waste.

The vending machine and garbage cans represent these vacuoles. Vending machines store food and water, and garbage cans store garbage/waste.

Chloroplast

Cafeteria Workers

Chloroplast• Chloroplasts capture light and energy to produce and store food for a later time (photo synthesis). Cafeteria workers make food for the students and also save the food for other days, like how chloroplasts save food.