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Unit Plan
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Theodore Boveri's Discovery of Meiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Theodore Boveri will describe his research with worms that helped him discover the principles of meiosis. The animations of meiosis are really good.
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Handout
San Diego State University

Sdsu: Lesson 2.5: How Do Organisms Reproduce? Meiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site will allow students to grasp the complex concept of meiosis by modeling the process with clay.
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Activity
University of Arizona

The Biology Project: Meiosis Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
This cell biology lesson explains and illustrated the different phases of meiosis. Includes vocabulary and assessment links as well as othe related resources.
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Graphic
Cornell University

Cornell University: Meiosis in Lily Anther Microsporocytes

For Students 9th - 10th
This cell biology page is illustrated with photographs of plant meiosis taking place in a cell.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Meiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial students will learn how meiosis reduces chromosome number by half and become familiar with crossing over, meiosis I, meiosis II, and genetic variation.