Does anyone know a way to make an animal cell?

Question

I have this project and I cant find any websites that tell me how I can make an animal cell in 3D. Im really looking for a project that uses simple stuff like everyday things. if possible does anyone know a way that I can make it with styrofoam?

Answer 1

Try "floam", it's basically Styrofoam but not pressed in sheets/blocks. Instead it's held together by some gooey, gel-like substance.
The only downside is that when it dries, if you play with it, the Styrofoam pellets will start to fall of.
But if your model will just "sit" somewhere, it should do the trick.
That can be your cytoplasm, and you can use Play-Doo to make other organelles.

Answer 2

You could use modeling clay, styrofoam craft boards, play-doh, etc.

Buy a styrofoam ball. Cut a 1/4 sized wedge section out of it. In the area that you cut out, think of that as the cell. Draw the organelles inside of the area you cut out. This way, it looks like you are peeking into the cell.

Answer 3

Many years ago, my friends and I made a cake in the form of a cell for an extra credit project. We used a base of regular cake with raised edges for the plasma membrane, and used ribbon candy for the ER, M&Ms for ribosomes, jellybeans for mitochondria, and a big jell-o mold with twizzlers embedded for the nucleus. OK, so it was a weird combination of flavors, so we had to eat it one bit at a time, but it was still a big hit. :)

Answer 4

Here are a few websites that may help...

http://www.smv.org/JIL/mll/fivesix/MLL5-6VS-CA-cells.pdf
http://www.wikihow.com/Build-3D-Models-of-Animal-and-Plant-Cells
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/viewing/3210_02_nsn.html

hope that helps!!!

Answer 5

you can use jello...and put different candies in it for the other parts..


then you can eat it...