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Reproduction and Heredity
Eighth graders study the importance of cell division, compare cell division in prokaryotic and eucaryotic cells, identify the stages of mitosis and recognize meiosis in reproductive cells.
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Building a DNA Molecule, Mitosis in Motion and Mutation Gossip
Students explore three lab experiments involving DNA, mitosis, and mutation. They complete activities and play games to review DNA, mitosis and mutation concepts. They build a DNA molecule and create flip cards representing mitosis in...
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Investigation of Meiosis in Common Plants and Animals
Students witness various stages of mitosis through preparing onion root tip slides. With teacher guidance, they learn a great deal through the hands-on process of preparing the slides themselves.
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Experimentation with Teratogens on Zebrafish
Students compare mitosis and meiosis with regard to chromosome number in parent cells versus daughter cells, types of cells produced, total number of cells produced, and the number of divisions. In groups, identify and differentiate the...
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Mitosis and Meiosis
Students create a movie of animal cell mitosis. They draw steps regarding the stages of cell mitosis. They add beginnings, movie titles, and ending credits. They present the movie to their teacher.
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Designer Genes
Students view a video on DNA. They discuss mitosis, meiosis and fertilization. They use strips of paper to simulate fertilization and analyze the genotype and phenotype of the combined chromosomes.
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Who Are We? An Introduction to the Life Within Our Bodies
Students examine cell structure, cell division, and the basic structure of DNA. They read and discuss a case study of DNA research, answer discussion questions, role-play the process of mitosis, and complete a DNA Fact or Fiction worksheet.
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2D Animation of Cellular Processes
Students create an animation of a cell process and insert it into a presentation. They choose a cellular process such as mitosis, osmosis or DNA replication, and create a simple 2D animation.
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Internet Lesson Plan: Mitosis and Meiosis
High schoolers learn the processes of cell division, both somatic and sexual through lecture. They participate in an Internet activity to strenghten their understanding of mitosis and meiosis.
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How Cells Reproduce
Pupils construct a mitosis flip book. In this biology instructional activity, students describe the different stages of mitosis. They discuss the importance of cell reproduction.
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Mitosis
Seventh graders describe the stages of mitosis. In this biology lesson, 7th graders explain the importance of cell division. They complete an activity packet at the end of the lesson.
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What Happens When A Cell Divides?
Students investigate the cycle of mitosis. In this biology instructional activity, students discuss the different stages of mitosis through cell reproduction. They further their investigation through laboratory analysis.
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Reproduction and Development
In this development worksheet, students compare the characteristics of mitosis and meiosis. Students review the male and female reproductive organs and their functions. This worksheet has 4 graphic organizer, 6 short answer, and 16 fill...
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Cell Processes and Energy
In this biology learning exercise, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to cell processes and energy. There are 19 biology terms located in the word search.
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Word Search on Mitosis
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to the process of mitosis. There are 19 biology terms located in the word search.
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The Cell
In this biology learning exercise, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to cells of the body. There are 31 biology terms located in the word search.
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Science Fun
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to the cells of the body. There are 32 biology terms located in the word search.
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Outlines For Mitosis Flip Books
In this biology worksheet, students examine the process of mitosis and create flip books that outline the process. The worksheet is a model for creating the project.
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Cell Repair and Cell Cycle
Seventh graders explore the cell cycle. They view pictures of different stages of mitosis and explain why cells reproduce. They identify the five phases of mitosis: interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
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A Lab Trilogy for Beginning Biology Teachers
Students are able to explain their models to other students and to their parents. Then students like to decorate the room by hanging the models or constructing mobiles of a number of models.
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The Grass is Always Greener
Third graders experiment with common grass and cellular division.