Be careful when discussing mitosis, it's a divisive issue. The video explains the mitosis and cytokinesis portions of the cell cycle. It discusses the prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase in detail.

Concepts

mitosis, cytokinesis, telophase, anaphase, metaphase, prophase, the cell cycle

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have pupils refer to a drawing of the cell cycle as they add more details from the video
• Compare cytokinesis in animals and plants

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes basic knowledge of the cell cycle

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Clear diagrams illustrate the concepts
• Works well in traditional and flipped classrooms

Cons

• None

Common Core

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