How would I make a ribosome model or what should it look like?

Answer 1

A ribosome is a combination of nucleic acid polymers and proteins
it contains almost a million atoms
to make a model, go to the protein data bank
http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/home/home.do
and download the atomic coordinates of 3HUW.pdb
download a handy molecular modelling program like KiNG:
http://kinemage.biochem.duke.edu/software/king.php
this will let you draw pictures and make movies of your model.
you can find a picture of the ribosome model at :
http://molecular-sculpture.com/Castings/Abstracts/Molecular-abstractions.html
have fun

Answer 2

To make a ribosome model, you can use materials like clay, beads, and wire to represent the two subunits. The large subunit should be larger than the small subunit, and both should have grooves to represent the tRNA binding sites. Include mRNA strands running through the ribosome to show the process of translation.