To remedy this problem, the students were placed into teams to create giant
scale-model cell organelles to ultimately make a giant, 3-meter plant cell in
class. Each team had to begin with researching their organelle, using the
school’s Google Chromebooks to create a research document and collect
information on their organelle’s structure and function. 
After each
teammate understood the function of their organelle and its actual size, they use
proportions to calculate a scale-model size to make it easy to see by the naked
eye. They drew up plans for their cell and were given various materials
to make 2-D models of their organelle.
The teams presented their organelles in the Rotunda of the high school by placing them in their giant cell wall and membrane. The whole project was a huge success and really captured the students’ creativity and knowledge on cells. Students were excited to place their organelles and describe what each part of it was and what it did. The giant cell now resides on the wall in Miss Dieck’s classroom, posted for all the students to see and admire.
