Organelle Jigsaw
Class organization of the Jigsaw problem
There are 4 different groups of organelles to research. You will be placed in a group. You
have to carry out individual research using your textbook and other sources. Write a
summary of your research and bring it into class next week
Group 1
Lysosome, vesicle,
centriole
Group 2
Rough endoplasmic
reticulum, ribosome,
smooth endoplasmic
reticulum,
Group 3
Golgi apparatus,
mitochondrion,
cytoskeleton,
Group 4
Nucleus, nucleolus,
chloroplast,
On one side of a note card paste an image of your organelle. On the other summarize
your research in the form of bullet points. You should only put around 4-5 facts on the
back of the card.
You will then be put into new groups with a specialist that knows something about the
other organelles of a cell. Your class might have four groups of four or just have three
groups with some overlap.
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 2, 3, 4
In class you will have to use your combined knowledge to solve 3 to 4 problems using
just your note cards.
For each organelle/cell part, research the following:
- It’s structure: what molecules make it up and how are they arranged?
- It’s function – what does it do?
- What other organelles does it work with and what bigger tasks do they accomplish
together for the cell?
Also try to think of an analogy for the role each of your organelles plays in the cell. For example,
if a cell is a town, then what part of the town would your organelle be? Or if the cell was a
factory? Or…(your idea here)?
Golgi Complex
Vesicle
Lysosome
Nucleus and Nucleolus
Ribosome
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