Cell Functions Project (5th grade)

A colleague of mine who teaches 5th grade science just completed a unit in which the students investigate plant cells and animal cells. She assigned a really cool project for which the students were asked to create a model of both a plant cell and an animal cell. They also were required to label the parts of each and provide a description of the functions. Some of the kids took a somewhat simple approach by drafting a colorful sketch of each on a large piece of posterboard, then labeling and explaining the functions. Creativity was encouraged, however, and some of the students generated awesome 3-D representations using jello, pound cakes, styrofoam, etc. Check out the photos of 2 different students' projects!