Although you cannot clone yourself, the cells in your body can clone themselves, and, in fact, you wouldn't grow if they didn't! Viewers learn all about this process in a video that explains the difference between the processes of mitosis and meiosis. The narrator walks learners through each step of mitosis — interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, and cytokinesis. 

Concepts

mitosis, interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Stop video after each step of mitosis, allowing learners to take notes, ask questions, and discuss ideas

Classroom Considerations

• If you pause the video, instructional time will take longer than 15 minutes
• Video 12 in a series of 40

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Video includes a table of contents so teachers can show only specific clips
• Links to other related videos are embedded
• The narrator offers a great way to remember what happens in anaphase

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.3