Plant Cell Puzzle

This is a set of models for a 3D printable plant cell puzzle. You can have fun printing all the different pieces in different colors. I did this from filament samples I got from different companies.

Students can see how the different organelles fit into the cell. This is a eukaryotes plant cell, but you can also model animal cells and prokaryotic by adding or removing pieces.

If you would like a lesson plan, please go to https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/TinkerCAD-Plant-Cell-Puzzle-4368818 to purchase it.

Print instructions

Unassociated tags: animal cell, plant cell, science education

Category: Biology Print Settings

Printer Brand: LulzBot

Printer: Mini 2

Rafts: No

Supports: No

Resolution: 0.2-0.3

Infill: no

Filament: any any multiple or white
Notes:

you can print all in white and color with a sharpie marker or dry erase maker. If you print in nylon you can use fabric dye. You can also print the separate pieces. I got a bag of color filament samples for 3d pens, and ran them through a batch at a time to print in multiple colors.

Post-Printing

Use Emory board or sanding block to sand off any rough edges.

How I Designed This

This is a TinkerCAD hack. You can also challenge your students to make their own model. You can also use the opportunity to explain what a scientific model is, and how biologist got to the current plant cell model. If you have your students explore the cells under a optic microscope, they likely will not see many of these parts.

Standards

NGSS Overview and Background

3D printing cell parts

For this I printed at 0.3 mm resolution with filament samples from various companies. Print the base file in 2 colors for contrast, and the chlorplast file green.

Lesson Plan and Activity

Lesson plan

The lesson plans and handout will be for sale on Teacher Pay Teacher.https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/TinkerCAD-Plant-Cell-Puzzle-4368818

Materials Needed

Printing materials

This can be printed with any filament. If you only have white, you can print them all in white and color them with a permanent marker or dry erase marker. to model a prokaryotic cell, leave out the nucleus piece and use string.

Skills Learned

• Cell
• plant cell
• animal cell

• biology

  Duration of Lesson

  4 + hrs

  Preparation

  3D print the parts to show how to model them. Students can use your ideas to design their own in TinkerCAD.

  Rubric and Assessment

  You can use the handout on teacher pay teacher, or assess their designs with a rubric.