3-D cell project? Suggestions? Help?

Question

I need make a 3-D animal cell. I want to use styrofoam but what should I use for the smooth/rough endoplasmic reticulum? Any suggestions for the project? How about when painting the styrofoam? I have heard not to use spray paint because it eats away the styrofoam. What should I use then?

If you can answer any of the above questions/ have any suggestions please answer!! Thank you so much! :)

Answer 1

I had to do the same project a long time ago. Paint the Styrofoam with acrylic paint and all the other stuff inside the animal call i used clay. Or the best one i saw at my school was a cake animal cell. Make a regular round cake and use frosty for the nucleus and all that other stuff i don't remember. I didn't do the cake but it was tasty :)

Answer 2

This requires more effort, and you would probably need to buy more supplies, but one of my friends made his in a clear plastic sphere that comes open, and he suspended the parts of a cell in this jelly stuff. You just need to sculpt the different parts with playdough, or something similar.



Good luck with your project!

Answer 3

Use latex paint. Paint stores have small sample containers that hold more than you need, in hundreds of colors, at a few dollars each.