Three hundred million cells die and are replaced every minute. An interesting Fuse School video focuses on mitosis, the process of cell division that produces identical copies of the cell. It highlights each of the key stages: 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

• Encourage pupils to write down IPMAT C and take notes on each stage

Classroom Considerations

• Relies heavily on prior knowledge of how mitosis works
• Speaker is quiet and words are sometimes difficult to hear

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes a transcript of the video
• Highlights new vocabulary throughout

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4