Module 3: Cell Biology - Structure and Function
Molecule Travel Blog
In this module, you learned quite a bit about cells. You know that molecules are produced in the cell, or travel into the cell, and are involved in the many processes such as the production of oxygen, carbon dioxide, ATP, and glucose. Without molecules entering and exiting cells, the cells could not survive.
For this assignment, pretend that you are a molecule traveling into a cell or produced inside of a cell. Your job is to record your travels through a travel blog, or web log. A blog is an online journal, which allows authors to create entries detailing different topics.
Your molecule travel blog should meet the following criteria:
- You will need to create at least four entries for your blog.
- Each entry should be five to eight sentences in length.
- Each entry should address one of the following four topics:
- The process(es) with which the molecule is involved
- An introduction to the organelle(s) that the molecule will enter or exit
- A synopsis of passing through the cell membrane by either active or passive transport
- The importance of the size of the cell
- Your blog should be written in the first person, as if you are the molecule experiencing different events during your travels.
- Each blog entry should be accompanied by at least one image. You may draw or design these images, or you may use copyright-free digital images that you find online.
Each blog entry should include three to four facts about the associated topic, along with expressive words to describe your adventure. Your blog should be creative, informative, accurate, and well-organized. Before you begin, access the Travel of a Molecule through a Cell Rubric to make sure that you include all of the items required for full credit. You will need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment, so please submit a Works Cited document with your assignment submission. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources that you use.
Options to create your blog include the following:
- Utilize a word-processing, presentation, paint, or graphics program to assemble your blog, and then submit your blog to the assignment's dropbox.
- Use an online blog composition tool, and follow prompts provided by the website to create and name your blog, and add your entries. When you have completed your blog, you may record the link on a word processing document for submission to the assignment's dropbox.
- Use a mobile or computer-based application to create your blog and email or export the final product for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
Reflection
Once you have completed your travel blog, take a few minutes to consider the following questions. Why is it important to understand the needs of cells and how cells meet these needs? In what way do you think you might use this information in the future? In a digital document, compose four to five sentences responding to these questions.
Once you have completed your blog entries and reflection, please submit your work to the dropbox.
Once you have completed this module, please complete the module test.