Edible Learning...a 7th Grader's Cell Project

"Hey Mom, can you take me to the store? I have to gather stuff for my Cell project."  Thus began a fun adventure gathering edible ingredients to recreate an animal cell.  

I think he had fun eating the "mistakes" and extras. :-) 

 

Here's what he used for each cell:

Ribosomes = Beans

Endoplasmic Reticulum = Macaroni pasta

Vacuole = Ham

Nucleus = Scrambled Egg

Nucleleus = Circular Roasted Potatoes 

Cytoplasm = Melted cheese

Golgi bodies = Squished roasted potatoes

Cell Membrane = Spaghetti pasta

Mitochondria = Length wise cut hot dog

Lysosome = Circular Hot Dog

This was a fun project! And it's a great way to remember all these cell parts, especially since he had to present it in front of the class before being allowed to eat it all. Education is delicious! That's a sentence I never thought I'd write. LOL! :-)