A Cell Analogy Project Choice Board for Grade 7
Cell structure becomes an analogy project: students compare a cell to a ship, Disney World, a factory or a circus, then pick how to present their comparison.

- Grades
- Grade 7, Middle School
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Science, Life Sciences, Biology
- Topic
- science project, choice board
- Resource types
- Activities, Projects
- Preparation
- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
The Cell Analogy Choice Board will provide your 7th graders with an engaging way to apply what they know.
The choice board presents them with 4 analogy options and then 4 delivery options to choose from.
When students have completed their project, they will submit it in Google Classroom.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Explain the functions of cell parts by comparing them to parts of a familiar place
- Present a cell analogy in a chosen format
Teaching tips
- Pick the choice board that matches whether students should start from a provided Google Slides template or build their own.
Skills covered
- Analogy building — matching cell structures to parts of a ship, park, factory or circus
- Project presentation — delivering the analogy as a poster, essay, letter or slides
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What accounts do students need?
Finished projects are submitted through Google Classroom, and the digital options need internet access; the poster option can be done with art supplies.
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Cell structure
- Organelles
- Analogy
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