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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

The Cell Cycle and Mitosis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What a packed lesson! Provide your class with the opportunity to learn about the cell cycle in several exciting ways. Biologists first learn about the theory behind mitosis, then proceed to view onion tips under the microscope and create...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Are Adult Pancreatic Beta Cells Formed by Self-duplication or Stem Cell Differentiation?

For Students Higher Ed
A case-study of Dr. Melton's experiment on pancreatic cells highlights this worksheet. Details of the study adorn the first three pages, complete with diagrams. Biology buffs then analyze the data and identify problems within the...
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Cell, Socks, and Sex

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Donate old socks for science! Young biologists model mitosis and meiosis, using socks as chromosomes and a balloon as a nucleus. This ingenious idea for modeling cell division will be more memorable to your young biologists than any set...
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Lesson Plan
Serendip

Cell Differentiation and Epigenetics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pregnant women exposed to PAH air pollution increase the risk of obesity in their children. The example of epigenetics, along with others, builds the basis for understanding the process of cell differentiation. Scholars view a video,...
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Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Sex Cells Have One Set of Chromosomes; Body Cells Have Two

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What's the difference between body cells and sex cells? Learners explore the question and the process of meiosis using an interactive lesson. An animation describes the discovery of meiosis and describes its phases for a detailed and...
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PPT
Biology Junction

Cellular Division

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Based on current scientific knowledge, all cells come from preexisting cells. Scholars learn about cell division, cell replication, mitosis, meiosis, and more with a PowerPoint. It describes the differences between prokaryotes and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cell Division: Frog Egg Division Observation and Modeling

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create and test a hypothesis about cell division. After observation of Frog Egg cell division, students write obervations and refine process and hypothesis. The use of scientific method, group work and inquiry are fostered by...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cell Cycle, Mitosis and Meiosis

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders describe the processes involved in mitosis and meiosis. In this life science instructional activity, 7th graders create chromosome models using strings and beads. They play a jeopardy team game at the end of the unit to...
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Cell Cycle

For Students 7th
In this cell cycle worksheet, 7th graders study the various images of the cell cycle. Students then label each picture with the correct cycle. Students then answer several questions about the cell cycle.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Cell Reproduction

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this cell reproduction activity, students will review the 5 phases of the cell cycle: telophase, interphase, prophase, metaphase, and anaphase. Students will use the cell cycle diagram to complete 5 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Cell Division

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Searching for simple ways to teach mitosis to high schoolers? Using colored chalk and onion root tips, pupils visually demonstrate what they view when looking through the lens of a microscope. There are also various ways to expand the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Cell Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology learning exercise, learners label 9 diagrams with the correct names. They also write short answers to 6 questions that follow.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mitosis Notes

For Students 7th - 9th
In this mitosis activity, students examine the different phases of cell division and fill in key points on a notes page. Teacher master for overhead included.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Cell Reproduction

For Students 9th - 12th
In this cell reproduction learning exercise, students review the parts of the cell involved in cell reproduction plus the different phases of cell division. This learning exercise has 5 terms placed in a crossword puzzle and 3 fill in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Meiosis

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Using yarn and chenille stems, lab groups collaborate to model mitosis and meiosis. Brief background information and a vaguely written procedure comprise this outline. More instruction needs to be provided to learners about cell division...
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Organizer
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Mitosis vs. Meiosis Worksheet

For Students 9th - 12th
This complete instructional activity includes short answer and multiple choice questions as well as a Venn diagram for comparing and contrasting mitosis with meiosis. Separate teachers' instructions are supplied. This could be used as...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Meiosis Starts With?

For Students 9th - 12th
How do you fill in the blanks about meiosis? With this handout! Most of the blanks have a letter filled in to give learners a hint. This resource is a good way for young biologists to ensure they have learned all the necessary vocabulary...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Somatic Cell Division

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this cell division worksheet, students review the steps involved in a human somatic cell, from interphase to mitosis, to cytokinesis. This worksheet has 21 fill in the blank statements.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Meiosis Worksheet-Knowing the Steps in Creating Your Gametes

For Students 9th - 12th
In this meiosis worksheet, students cut out diagrams of the stages of meiosis and paste them in the proper order next to the appropriate stage. They record the major events taking place at each stage.
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PPT
Curated OER

DNA Replication

For Teachers 10th - 12th
An excellent review of the very specific stages of mitosis, the detailed slides start with explanations of the directionality of DNA and then develop the concept of daughter strands. The intricate diagrams are intended for experienced...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mitosis and Meiosis Exercise

For Students 7th - 12th
In this cell division worksheet, learners answer 13 multiple choice questions based on the process of mitosis and meiosis. Included are questions about the stages of cell division as well as the structures involved.
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Lesson Plan
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cell 9 Edited: Meiosis

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Student list the steps of mitosis with a brief definition of each stage. Then they begin their study of meiosis. They practice placing the stages of meiosis in order using flashcards depicting the Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Brain Teaser - Restaurant

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this logic worksheet, students solve a word problem using logic about women and their daughters eating at a restaurant. Students complete 1 problem.