how would you make a plant cell model? what kind of materials would be good to use? it has to be like 3-D. if you do make the model out of food, do you have to do it like the day before it is due?
2006-10-11 18:00:11 · 2 answers · asked by Sarah S 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
how do you make it with jello?
2006-10-11 18:03:43 · update #1
If you wanted to use food, then you would probably not want to make it more than two days before turning it in. Also, if you wanted to use jello, I'd suggest using a lemon flavor, so at least it would be somewhat see-through. You can also get unflavored gelatin, which has the advantage of being clear. The jello would be the cytoplasm of the cell. You could use an egg to simulate the nucleaus, cutting away a wedge to reveal the yolk as the nucleolus. Cooked spaghetti strands would stand in for the ribosomes well enough, I would think. Then a selection of beans, like kidney beans for the mitochondrion. For chloroblasts, I'd think a split pea or pea- which has the advantage of being green as well. I'm not sure what to suggest for a vacuole, since it's basically just a bubble most of the time. Golgi bodies could be more of the spaghetti, just chopped up into bits. The cell walls themselves could be either say celery ribs or bamboo shoots- since they are basically just cellulose anyway, and that's what a plant cell wall is. If you start with a shallow layer of jello or gelatin, and chill it until it starts to set, you can then layer in the appropriate parts. Once that all chills and sets, you can top it all off with another layer of the jello to hold it all in place inside. I would use a small round or square cake pan for this, probably a foil one that could always be peeled or cut away if needed. Of course, this will have to be kept cold as long as possible.
The other suggestion I would have is to consider using different colors of clay. There are loads of choices out there, from Playdough all the way to the bake in the oven varieties. At least you'd have the advantage that it wouldn't need to be kept cold and you could do it all ahead of time.
Or you could skip the jello and use clay, make a clay egg for the center, and use dried beans, etc for the rest. Lots of possibilities there.
Good luck- glad it's you making a 3D model and not me. We just had to draw it on paper.
2006-10-11 19:11:00 · answer #1 · answered by The mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Foam and green jello!!! It should last a few days
2006-10-12 01:02:21 · answer #2 · answered by ilikedagwoods 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋