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Biology 137—Cell Unit
Board Game History
A board game is a game that is played on a flat surface called a game board, which most likely
would be a decorated map of some sort. It is said that board games have been around for more
than 4,000 years. The earliest board games that have been discovered are more than 3,500
years old. But board games in Asia seem to have been discovered at a later date, probably not
until about 400 B.C. In ancient Greece and Rome board games were very popular, and from there
the popularity of board games traveled to other parts of Europe and then eventually made it to
the United States. History shows that some of the early board games were thought to have a
religious purpose.
Board games generally have two basic types of play. The first type is strategy. The objective of
strategy games are to capture or block opposing pieces, to gain control of larger portions of the
game board, to enter pieces on the board so that a number of them form a row, or to trap or
eliminate a prey. The second type of board games is racing. The objective of racing games is to
begin at one point on the game board and race along one or more paths to a finishing point. And
some board games are a combination of both types. For example, the game of Monopoly falls
into the strategy type of game.
The Project
We are currently studying all the organelles that make up cells. Your team has been selected by
the Hasbro Corporation to design a fun and educational game to assist high school students in
the learning of all the organelles and their functions.
The Requirements
A. The team must include the following list of organelles into the board game:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Cell Membrane
Nucleus
Nucleolus
Nuclear Membrane
Ribosomes
Lysosomes
Mitochondria
Golgi Apparatus
Centrioles
Vacuole
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
Cytoplasm
Cytoskeleton
Chloroplasts (plants)
Cell Wall (plants)
***You must also
include functions for
each of these organelles!
B. Incorporate the following components into your board game:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Game Creators (names of all team members)
Game Pieces (be creative…make your own/use supplies you have)
Game Objective (What is the object of the game?)
Number of Players that can play the game
How to play the game (the directions/the rules)
How play proceeds (how to begin the game)
How play ends (how the game ends and who wins)
C. Creativity Counts:
1. The game needs to be neatly drawn out.
2. Use color and pictures to make your game interesting.
3. Spelling and information presented must be accurate.
D. How Your Game Will Be Judged:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Two different teams will evaluate your Organelle Board Game.
Each team will play the game according the directions stated with the game.
The designing team cannot explain the game verbally to the judges.
Categories the board game will be judged on are: Cell Parts Used, Functions Used, Design Quality,
Fun, Rules of Play and Playability.
5. Examine the rubric on the next page.
RUBRIC FOR ORGANELLE BOARD GAME
CATEGORIES
Points:
Cell Parts Used
Functions Used
Design Quality
Fun
Rules of Play
Playability
2
None Shown
None Shown
Poor
Needs Work
Could not be
followed
Very Poor
4
5 Shown
5 Shown
Fair
Fair
Could be
followed with
some trouble
Fair
RATINGS
6
8 Shown
8 Shown
Good
Enjoyable
Average
difficulty
8
10 Shown
10 Shown
Very Good
Very Fun
Easy to learn
10
12+ Shown
12+ Shown
Excellent
Excellent
Very easy to
learn
Good
Very Good
Excellent
Point Total: ________ / 60 points
It is very important that you take the time to make CONSTRUCTIVE
comments concerning each game that you evaluate. Tell them what is
good, and tell them what needs improvement or should be added to the
game. Be kind, but be honest.
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Game Evaluation Form
Biology 137
Evaluating Team Members: _____________________
___________________
_____________________
___________________
Team Number: _______
Name of Game: _____________________________
CATEGORIES
Points:
Cell Parts Used
Functions Used
Design Quality
Fun
Rules of Play
2
None Shown
None Shown
Poor
Needs Work
Could not be
followed
Playability
Very Poor
4
5 Shown
5 Shown
Fair
Fair
Could be
followed with
some trouble
Fair
Game Number: ____________
RATINGS
6
8 Shown
8 Shown
Good
Enjoyable
Average
difficulty
8
10 Shown
10 Shown
Very Good
Very Fun
Easy to learn
10
12+ Shown
12+ Shown
Excellent
Excellent
Very easy to
learn
Good
Very Good
Excellent
Total Score: ________ / 60 points
Game Evaluation Form
Biology 137
Evaluating Team Members: _____________________
___________________
_____________________
___________________
Team Number: _______
Name of Game: _____________________________
CATEGORIES
Points:
Cell Parts Used
Functions Used
Design Quality
Fun
Rules of Play
Playability
2
None Shown
None Shown
Poor
Needs Work
Could not be
followed
Very Poor
4
5 Shown
5 Shown
Fair
Fair
Could be
followed with
some trouble
Fair
Total Score: ________ / 60 points
Game Number: ____________
RATINGS
6
8 Shown
8 Shown
Good
Enjoyable
Average
difficulty
8
10 Shown
10 Shown
Very Good
Very Fun
Easy to learn
10
12+ Shown
12+ Shown
Excellent
Excellent
Very easy to
learn
Good
Very Good
Excellent
Suggestions for Improvement
It is very important that you take the time to make CONSTRUCTIVE comments concerning
each game that you evaluate. Tell them what is good, and tell them what needs improvement
or should be added to the game. Be kind, but be honest.
Name of Game: ____________________________
Game Number: __________
Comments:
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Suggestions for Improvement
It is very important that you take the time to make CONSTRUCTIVE comments concerning
each game that you evaluate. Tell them what is good, and tell them what needs improvement
or should be added to the game. Be kind, but be honest.
Name of Game: ____________________________
Game Number: __________
Comments:
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