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=Lesson Guidelines:=
 * Use of a Web 2.0 platform such as Wikispaces or Google Docs.
 * A technology-based assessment.
 * Unique technology-based activities (online activities or software).
 * A hands-on, inquiry based component.
 * Opportunities for student collaboration to complete the lesson's activities
 * An opportunity for group sharing and/or group discussion following activities
 * This lesson must be able to be completed in 90 minutes.

=Name:= David Kotchmar

=Title of Lesson:= =Cell Cycle and Mitosis=

Overview:
Introduction of cell cycle including mitosis and what happens in interphase

Standards:

 * 3.02** Compare and contrast the characteristics of asexual and sexual reproduction.
 * Instruction should include:

· Recognizing mitosis as a part of asexual reproduction and meiosis as a part of sexual reproduction. · Similarities and differences between mitosis and meiosis including replication and separation of DNA and cellular material, changes in chromosome number, number of cell divisions, and number of cells produced in complete cycle. · Putting mitosis diagrams in order and describing what is occurring throughout the process.

Essential Question:
What are the primary stages in the cell cycle? How is mitosis more like a video rather than a slide show?

Learning Outcomes (What can they do?):
At the end of day one, students will begin to understand the process of mitosis and the necessary steps in interphase that is necessary for cell division to occur.

Duration:
1 90-minute block biology class

Classroom Logistics:
Students arranged in four-person table groups with SMARTBoard in front

Prior Content Knowledge:
Eukaryotic Cells and Their Parts (Focusing on Nucleus and DNA)

1. Let's Get Started!
To start, click on the link below to watch the short brain-pop on Mitosis. Pay close attention to the old and new vocabulary. When you get to the site, log-on with user name "cougarsrule" and the password I provide for you.

**Follow-Up Question**:
What is one term or concept you were familiar with in the video? What is one term or concepts that was confusing to you? Click on the Discussion Topic below to enter a "post" containing your thoughts.

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2. "The Sequence of A Cell Dividing" Activity!!
Now you will be handed a page with fifteen pictures representing different stages in the process of cell division or mitosis. With the partner at your table, you will use the Vis-a-Vis to attempt to put the fifteen pictures in proper order. At this point, don't worry at all about vocabulary. Just think how the pictures should change instinctively. Discuss with your partner until you come to consensus and then answer the question below.

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3. Mitosis Cell Cycle Animation!!!
Next, let's review the cell cycle from our last class and see where mitosis fits into the cycle. Click on the link below and spend a few minutes reading and looking at the cell cycle animation. There are descriptions of each phase below the animation. Take out a sheet of notebook paper and label it #65 "Cell Division Computer Work". On the paper, make a heading "Cell Cycle" and list the phases of the cell cycle (G1, G0, S, G2, and M) and provide a **brief** (one or two sentence) description of each phase.

Cells Alive: Cell Cycle Animation and Description
When you finish the descriptions of the cell cycle, click on the bottom of the mitosis description where it says "Animal Cell Mitosis". Follow the same procedure as the cell cycle animation. Take a few minutes to read over the material and look at the animation. On your same #65, make a heading "Mitosis" and list the phases provided and provide a **brief** (one or two sentence) description of each phase.

4. Control of the Cell Cycle Activity!!!!
You will now have the opportunity to review the steps of the cell cycle through the interactive game on the link below. Read through the introduction and see if you can successfully coordinate the skin cell through cell division. After the game, watch the videos showing actual cell division.

Control of the Cell Cycle
After you have finished, write the following question on your paper and answer it in complete sentences: "What are the advantages and disadvantages of looking the the cell cycle and mitosis in still pictures with names of the phases?"

5. If you have time......Looking at the stages of mitosis in Onion Root Tips!!!!!
If you finish early, go to the site below and using your notes, see if you can identify the stages of mitosis in both fish and onion cells. If you finish this activity, work on your study guide or note cards. We get in small groups and discuss our notes and activities when all are finished.