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Mitosis and Cancer - Biology Teaching Thesis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Observe onion root cells undergoing mitosis underneath a light microscope and determine the phase of mitosis the cells are in. High schoolers draw a sketch of the mitotic cells, explore why cells undergo mitosis and learn how...
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Mitosis

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the process of cell division. Students observe an animation of cell division. They draw the phases of mitoses. Students describe the phases of cell division and explain the events that occur during mitosis.
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Modeling Mitosis and Meiosis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students construct and manipulate models of mitosis and meiosis and compare/contrast them. They create the models using index cards and yarn, interpret diagrams and photographs, and summarize written descriptions.
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Discovering Mitosis in Onion Roots

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the different stages of mitosis by examining onion roots under a microscope, drawing diagrams of what they see, and organizing collected data in a chart and create a pie graph from their lab data.
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Cell Cycle, Mitosis and Meiosis

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders describe the processes involved in mitosis and meiosis. In this life science lesson, 7th graders create chromosome models using strings and beads. They play a jeopardy team game at the end of the unit to review concepts...
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Mitosis and Meiosis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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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Cell Division and Mitosis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify each phase of mitosis and the main characteristics of each. Students prepare a microscope slide with onion root tip. Students observe the cell division occurring in the cells and label the mitosis phases observed.
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How Cells Reproduce

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explain why cells reproduce and draw a diagram of each of the stages in mitosis. They put the stages of mitosis (interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, and cytokinesis) in the correct sequence, from the beginning...
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How Do Cells Reproduce?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine cell division and the process of mitosis.  In this cell reproduction lesson students grow yeast and observe the results, and learn about the career of scientific illustration. 
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Study Guide for Chapter 12: The Cell Cycle

For Teachers 11th - 12th
In this biology worksheet students map out and describe the process of mitosis for the nine questions. The last four questions are several combined in each.
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Investigating Mitosis in Allium Root Tip Squash

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Preparing the root tip samples is the most challenging part of the mitosis-viewing lab found here, but the directions help ensure you have everything you need. There is no worksheet included; however, there is a sample data table....
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Regents High School Examination: Living Environment 2010

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This exam covers every topic in a typical first-year biology course. A wide variety of question styles gives high schoolers every opportunity to show what they know. Why start from scratch when a comprehensive final exam is easily...
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Mitosis

For Teachers 7th
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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2D Animation of Cellular Processes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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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Science Reproduction

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students discuss the different stages of mitosis. In this biology lesson, students work in pairs as they draw and diagram the stages of cell division. They discuss reproduction using pro, meta, ana and telophase.
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Meiosiss Revisited

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders are engaged in a instructional activity that covers the concept of meiosis with the intention of covered sexual reproduction. They cover the concept of genetic traits and how they are transmitted over generations with or...
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Lesson 2: the Cell Cycle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explain how cells reproduce. In this biology lesson, students explain the different stages of the cell cycle. They calculate the number of new cells produced.
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How Cells Reproduce

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers construct a mitosis flip book. In this biology lesson, students describe the different stages of mitosis. They discuss the importance of cell reproduction.
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Infection Wars

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students observe blood cells under a microscope and make drawings of their observations. They write and act out a short play starring blood cells, antibodies and bacteria to demonstrate fighting infection.
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Genetics: Integrated with History and Art

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work cooperatively in pairing chromosomes, created statistical genetic babies using the face lab, constructed a color DNA booklet and demonstrated mitosis in a flip book.
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How Many Cells Are Born in a Day?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students predict the number of cells after a series of cell divisions.  In this cells activity students create a graph of their results and create a patterned drawing. 
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Cell Division and Differentiation

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders investigate about mitosis, meiosis, and cell differentiation and their purposes and implications in the development and functioning of multicellular organisms. Students use individual journals and a variety of hands-on...
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How Do Cells Reproduce?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Beginning biologists prepare a sugar solution for yeast cells to live in, and divide it into two different jars. Samples from each jar are viewed with a microscope, and then one jar is placed in a warm environment and the other a cold...
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Meiosis

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study meiosis and how it leads to variation. In this genetic reproduction lesson students complete a lab activity that calculates different genetic possibilities.