10/21-BIO-Cell Division - Mitosis

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Power Standard 4
B2.1C
B4.3A


Materials: Plain white paper (divided into 8 squares), colored pencils, Mitosis video


Starter: Read 9.2 answer concept checks 1-3
Go over the starter


Lesson: Pass out a plain sheet of paper and have the students divide them into 8 boxes. Each student needs 2 colors. When you have the students draw and record their observations don't tell them the step they are on, just use numbers (drawing 1, 2, 3, etc...)Play the mitosis video until it is in G1 of the cell cycle. Have the students draw what they see. Within the same box have the students write how many chromosomes are in the cell. Play the video until the S phase of mitosis. Have the students draw the S phase. Have them also draw the change in chromosome structure to replicated chromosomes (2 sister chromatids). Have them redraw the same picture for G2. Continue the movie until prophase is reached and then stop it. Have the students draw prophase and make observations on what has happened (let them know not to draw the nucleus). Play the video until metaphase and then stop it. Have the students draw it and make observations about what happened. Play the video until anaphase is reached and then stop it. Have the students draw it and make observations about what happened. Play the movie until telophase has happened and have them make observations. Play the movie until the end of cytokinesis and stop it. Have the students draw it and make observations.

When the drawings are done have the students shade the first 3 drawings a specific color, the next 4 drawings a specific color, and the last drawing a specific color.

Their assignment is to identify what the shaded colors represent and to name and describe what happens in each specific drawing using their book.