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Handout
University of Maryland

University of Maryland: Mitosis Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief introduction to mitosis, and then click on the 5 phases to read details and view photos of each in progress. Photo examples are excellent.
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Unit Plan
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: All Cells Arise From Pre Existing Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
This animated explanation introduces the concept of mitosis by reviewing the research of Walther Flemming.
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Website
PBS

Nova Online: How Cells Divide, Mitosis vs. Meiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Slideshow of mitosis and meiosis side-by-side. It is a summation of the two processes and the differences between them are clear.
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Unit Plan
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Cell Biology: Mitosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of mitosis and the cell structures that are critical to the process.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Mitosis and Cytokinesis

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] During mitosis, the DNA in a nucleus must replicate. The copied DNA is divided into two genetically identical sets, so that after cytokinesis or cell division, each...
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Activity
University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Cell Cycle and Mitosis Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Has explanations, illustrations, and a Quick Time movie to download. Also contains practice test questions that are answered online.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Cell Cycle

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The process of cell division in eukaryotic cells is carefully controlled. The cell cycle is the life cycle of a cell, with cell division at the end of the cycle....
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Other

I know.net: Mitosis

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete site from iKnow.net that compares the various phases of mitosis in plant and animal cells. Text is supplemented with pictures of each phase.