PRESENTATION OUTLINE
This is a picture of an animal cell. We will be comparing all of the organelles in this picture to the parts of Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The nucleus is comparable to the headmaster's office in Hogwarts. The nucleus is thought of as the control center of the cell. It controls everything that happens in and around the cell. In Hogwarts, the headmasters office is where everything is controlled from. When problems need to be fixed a student will take a trip to the office. Important meetings and decisions are made and happen there. Both the nucleus and headmaster's office are control centers.
This is the nucleolus. In Hogwarts, the nucleolus is represented by Professor Dumbledore. As the headmaster of the school, he spends his time in the headmasters office, which is the nucleus. The nucleolus creates ribosomes, like Dumbledore creates the rules for the school. He is in charge, and can control everything that goes on in the school from his office. Both Dumbledore and the nucleolus can be represented by one another.
The rules and regulations of Hogwarts are like the ribosomes of a cell. Created by Dumbledore, both the ribosomes and the rules are created by the nucleolus. The ribosomes create proteins, which can be represented by the students. As the students go throughout school, the rules help to make them proper, polite and smart. The ribosomes create proteins to helps and run the cell, just like the students. If the students were not there, Hogwarts wouldn't exist.
Proteins, like in the picture, are similar to the students of Hogwarts. The proteins are the product of the ribosomes (rules) which is the product of the nucleolus (Dumbledore). The protein in the cell is transported by the ER, like the students are transported by the Grand Staircase. Protein is referred to as the product of the cell. The students are the product of the school.
The vacuole in the cell is the storage chamber of the cell. This is comparable to the trunks that the students have to carry their things. Every student at Hogwarts arrives with a trunk that stores everything that they'll need, just like a vacuole stores everything a cell needs.
The Endoplasmic Reticulum relates to the Grand Staircase at Hogwarts. The ER in the cell is used to transport protein through and out of the cell. It is thought of as the transportation system. In Hogwarts the Grand Staircase is made up of 142 moving staircases. It transports the students (like ER transports the proteins) through and around the castle to their classes.
The owlery at Hogwarts is comparable to the Golgi apparatus. The Golgi's main job is to package and process proteins. If the Golgi wasn't there, none of the macromolecules would be packaged or processed. The owlery at Hogwarts organizes important mail and packages to be delivered to the students. Without the owlery, students wouldn't receive the correct packages or letters, which could cause chaos.
In the cell, lysosomes relate to the house elves at Hogwarts. The lysosomes are responsible for breaking down the structures that no longer are of any use to the cell. They are typically thought of as the clean-up crew. The house elves at Hogwarts are responsible for cleaning the castle. They love to work, clean and are how Hogwarts is cleaned on a day to day basis. Lysosomes and house elves have very similar jobs.
Chromosomes and professors are alike in the cell and at Hogwarts. In the cell the chromosomes are responsible for passing information from generation to generation. At Hogwarts the professors are the ones who pass information and knowledge along. They are responsible for educating the students. Chromosomes and professors have similar duties.
We believe the mitochondria are like the magic at Hogwarts. It is often referred to as the powerhouse of the cell. It makes the energy. Without it, nothing would be babel to perform their tasks. Much of the cell depends on the mitochondria. That is what magic is like at Hogwarts. Everything there depends on magic. If they didn't have magic, most tasks wouldn't be performed, and the school wouldn't even exist!
The cell membrane and protective boundaries around Hogwarts are very alike. The cell membrane's main job is to protect the inner part of the cell. It is choosy about what it lets in. If the cell didn't have this protection many bad things could come in. This makes a good comparison to the protective boundaries of Hogwarts. The boundaries protect Hogwarts itself, letting nothing more than good in. If Hogwarts lost these boundaries, many bad things would get in, and the school would be destroyed.
