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Reproduction and Heredity

For Teachers 8th
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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Curated OER

Building a DNA Molecule, Mitosis in Motion and Mutation Gossip

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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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Curated OER

Investigation of Meiosis in Common Plants and Animals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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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Curated OER

Experimentation with Teratogens on Zebrafish

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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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Curated OER

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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Designer Genes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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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Curated OER

Who Are We? An Introduction to the Life Within Our Bodies

For Teachers 8th - 12th
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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Curated OER

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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Curated OER

Internet Lesson Plan: Mitosis and Meiosis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students learn the processes of cell division, both somatic and sexual through lecture. They participate in an Internet lesson to strenghten their understanding of mitosis and meiosis.
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How Cells Reproduce

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students 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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Mitosis

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders describe the stages of mitosis. In this biology activity, 7th graders explain the importance of cell division. They complete an activity packet at the end of the activity.
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Curated OER

What Happens When A Cell Divides?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the cycle of mitosis. In this biology 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

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this development worksheet, high schoolers 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...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Cell Processes and Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, 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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Word Search on Mitosis

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology learning exercise, learners 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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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, 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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Worksheet
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Science Fun

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Outlines For Mitosis Flip Books

For Students 7th - 8th
In this biology instructional activity, students examine the process of mitosis and create flip books that outline the process. The instructional activity is a model for creating the project.
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Cell Repair and Cell Cycle

For Teachers 7th
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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Curated OER

A Lab Trilogy for Beginning Biology Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners are able to explain their models to other students and to their parents. Then learners like to decorate the room by hanging the models or constructing mobiles of a number of models.
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Curated OER

The Grass is Always Greener

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders experiment with common grass and cellular division.
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Unit Plan
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Development Balances Cell Growth

For Students 9th - 10th
This multimedia article includes animations, pictures, video, biographical information, and quiz questions that are accessed by clicking on buttons along the bottom of the page. The topic is the study of cell division, mitosis, and cell...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Cell Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text, interactive activities, online labs, and video animations, students explore the major concepts of cell reproduction.
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Unit Plan
University of North Carolina

Caps Unc Chapel Hill: Mitosis World Home

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent, concise description of the process of mitosis. There are links to mitosis labs, mitosis movies and other links relating to mitosis.