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TE 532 UNIT OF WORK

2nd LESSON

Lesson title: Mitosis Lesson date:

One sentence summary: Drawing, labeling and presenting mitotic phases and cytokinesis in a group work activity
Links to curriculum: IBDP Core - Cell division (1.6)
Length of lesson: around 40 minutes
Objectives:
1. After watching a video about the phases of mitosis and cytokinesis, students will be able to draw and label at
least two features of a particular phase and/or cytokinesis of mitosis with a group.
2. After finishing the drawings, students will be required to present their work to the class, and discuss about all
phases.
Key vocabulary: Mitosis, supercoiling, prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase, cell division
Common misconceptions: Chromosome and chromatid are the same things.
DNA is replicated at prophase.
Chromosome number is doubled at prophase.
Centrioles are in the nucleus.
Centromere forms spindle fibers.
Teacher preparation: Microscope picture of onion root tips, video about the phases of mitosis, blank A3 pages,
mitosis handouts
Time
Lesson outline
allocation
3 Announcements, general administration, tasks: Assign the short writing homework (Cancer case)
Lesson starter (spark interest): Give them the cookies prepared beforehand and ask them to comment
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about what they saw on the toppings.
Lesson core:
Teacher activity Student activity

3 Explain the instructions of the activity (wathing the Students listening, taking notes.
video, drawing, labeling, presenting etc.)

5 Open the video of the phases of mitosis. Students watching the video, taking notes.

Divide students into groups, distribute an A3 page and Students drawing and labeling the assigned stage
assign a phase or cytokinesis to each group. Monitor with the group members, discussing and some
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them continuously while they are working. asking questions. (Objective 1)

Let students present their drawings, discuss these
drawings after each presentation. During this process,
correct misunderstandings, wrong drawings. Ask them
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to define the difference between animal cell
cytokinesis and plant cell cytokinesis.
Students present their work to class, share ideas,
discuss drawings and answering the question.
Some asking questions and taking notes.
(Objective 2)

Conclusions and closure: Ask if they have any additional questions about the phases of mitosis and
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distribute a handout about the phases of the mitosis.
Final administrative or lesson tasks:
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