Bozeman Science
The Sordaria Cross
Scholars briefly review meiosis and then apply these steps, through visuals, to Sordaria, a fungus that can be grown in class to support meiosis. The lesson emphasizes the importance of crossing over in meiosis and shows how to...
Bozeman Science
Phases of Mitosis
You slough off all your skin cells once every seven years. Thank goodness for mitosis, or we would all be looking pretty strange without skin. The video begins by reviewing the cell cycle, looks at an overview of cells undergoing...
Bozeman Science
Mitosis
Although we cannot clone ourselves yet, our bodies make copies of our cells every day. The video begins by defining diploid and haploid. Learners see the cell cycle and begin to understand what happens in interphase before mitosis...
Amoeba Sisters
Mutations: The Potential Power of a Small Change
Are the only mutants you know Ninja Turtles or X-Men? The video explains both gene mutation and chromosome mutation. It includes the subtypes of mutations for each major type, the times when mutations are more likely to happen, and...
Amoeba Sisters
Chromosome Numbers During Division: Demystified!
Your DNA is restless; have you taken your chromosome walking today? A video helps clarify how to count chromosomes during each stage of division for both mitosis and meiosis. It includes a comparison of division and reductive...
Amoeba Sisters
Mitosis: The Amazing Cell Process that Uses Division to Multiply!
What did one cell say to his sister when she stepped on his toe? Mitosis! The video details the process of using division to multiply that is better known as mitosis. It includes the four steps of mitosis: prophase, metaphase, anaphase,...
Amoeba Sisters
The Cell Cycle and Cancer
Do you know why chemotherapy causes hair loss? A video explains the mitosis portion of the cell cycle and focuses on why we should care. The lesson explains what a cancer is as well as its current and potential future treatments.
Curated OER
Mitosis
Watch as an animated cell goes through the process of mitosis as DNA coils and bunches into chromosomes. Once the nuclear membranes dissolve, spindles pull chromatids to opposite sides and stretch the cell. The video ends as mitosis...
Curated OER
Genetics
Has your class finished its unit on genetics? Use this resource to provide a quick, encompassing review. Mr. Anderson discusses DNA, RNA, nucleotides, mitosis, meiosis, diploids, haploids, gametes, gene expression, etc. Create a...
Curated OER
Animation of Meiosis
Demonstrate the cell division and phases of meiosis by showing this video clip. An animated cell splits as chromosomes line up and are pulled apart by spindles. Help your young biologists see just how meiosis works.
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Genetics - Introduction
Explore genetics with Mr. Anderson! In this introduction, he discusses which topics he'll cover in subsequent sections. From DNA to RNA and cell cycle to mitosis and meiosis, Mr. Anderson provides a quick introduction to future videos.
Curated OER
Mitosis and Meiosis Simulation
Paul Andersen uses beads to demonstrate mitosis and meiosis. He explains the differences between the two and physically moves the beads around to represent the pulling apart of chromosomes and duplication. Get a clear understanding of...
Curated OER
Mitosis in Real Time
Watch as cells split beneath a microscope. This nineteen-second clip does not have narration or music, but it gives a fascinating look at mitosis. Use this in a high school biology class to demonstrate what mitosis really looks like.
Curated OER
Mitosis Demonstration
Models of chromosomes are moved around on a table as a teacher describes mitosis in its separate phases. If you need a demonstration for your biology class, you can use this video.
Curated OER
Cell Division on Contrast Microscope
This quick clip of a lung cell splitting under a microscope is rapidly discussed as it is shown. Microscopic imaging lends us a thrilling close-up of the mitotic process as it is explained. Show this clip to an advanced biology class.
Curated OER
Biology Lab - Mitosis and Meiosis
Paul Anderson gives an explanation of how to conduct a biology lab to see mitosis and meiosis. This clip is directed at teachers and shows how to use an onion root and the fungus sordaria to count up the phases and draw a cell cycle pie...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bozeman Science: Mitosis and Meiosis
Video lecture explains the two kinds of cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis, and their importance. [13:38]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Zygote Differentiating Into Somatic and Germ Cells
In this video tutorial, you will learn how a zygote, the single cell produced by fertilization, divides by mitosis to produce all the tissues of the human body. [9:35]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mitosis
Video lesson provides an overview of mitosis and what happens in its phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. [12:11]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cellular Specialization Differentiation
Review the principles of cell specialization and find out how differentiation allows multicellular organisms develop. [8:31]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Parts of a Cell
A detailed description of the anatomy of a cell. [21:03]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cell Division: Phases of Meiosis
Explains the phases of meiosis, starting with a discussion of how it is different from mitosis. [27:22]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Mitosis, Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
An overview of sexual reproduction and how mitosis and meiosis occur to form a particular species. [18:23]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Embryonic Stem Cells
The explanation of how a fertilized egg develops once it has become a zygote. [19:54]