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This booklet contains templates which are photocopied and passed out to each student. The project requires
that each of the eight pages be cut and folded in order to form a series of eight cube-shaped Graphic Organizers. Each
of these cube-shaped Graphic Organizers pertains to a topic on the subject of cellular genetics and traits. When these models
are completely constructed they become manipulatives as shown in the illustration of the Punnet Square Cube.
The First and largest Cube-shaped Graphic Organizer represents a model of the Plant Cell, and is used to illustrate Cellular
Respiration and Photosynthesis. The other seven cubes are progressively smaller and will fit snugly inside of one another.
The finished project contains eight cubes, boxes-inside-of-boxes, one inside of the other and effectively a 3-D Graphic representation
of the course subject matter.
One page in this booklet is a template used to give each student a hard stock photocopy which can be cut out and folded. The
modules can be made as long as desired. The natural curve of the these tetrahedral shapes will actually take the spiral
helix geometry that corresponds with chromosomes. Felt tips add a dimension of understanding when the cut out letters
are properly glued to match up correctly. The ring geometry of the Phosphate, sugar, and corresponding nucleotides
are glued on the faces of each tetrahedron as show in the illustration below.
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