Outlines the cell cycle, recognizing mitosis as a part of asexual reproduction and the process for generating new body cells in multicellular organisms. 

This resource is an overview of the eukaryotic cell cycle. It includes diagrams, a video, practice questions, a study guide, flash cards, interactive assessments, and articles on real world applications

This exercise from The Biology Project is designed to introduce students to the events that occur in the cell cycle and the process of mitosis that divides the duplicated genetic material, creating two identical daughter cells. It includes tutorial readings and multiple choice questions to test students' knowledge.

This lesson was designed to accompany the Online Onion Root Tip Activity. Students classify diagrams of onion root tip cells into the correct phase of the cell cycle in an interactive and receive feedback in the form of hints for cells they classify incorrectly. Students record their data from the cell cycle interactive in a table and answer questions to measure student learning.

In this webquest lesson, students will learn about cell division via the Internet. Students will learn about the cell cycle and the stages of mitosis and meiosis. Students will create a portfolio of pictures displaying the steps of mitosis and meiosis.

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Students complete a graphic organizer to explore the characteristics of normal and cancerous cells.

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Students explore the phases, checkpoints, and protein regulators of the cell cycle and find out how mutated versions of these proteins can lead to the development of cancer in this interactive resource.

This lesson introduces students to the genetic information stored in DNA within the human cell nucleus.

Students will prepare slides in an attempt to capture cells that are in the process of mitosis. After completing their observations students will calculate the mitotic index.

This module provides three different methods for learning about mitosis and includes hands-on, inquiry-based activities. Students will prepare and examine slides of their cheek cells and compare them to those of other students. This will demonstrate the relationship between the structure and function of cells and the similarity of the same types of cells within the same species. Using yarn and popsicle sticks, students will model and explain each of the stages of mitosis. The students will observe prepared slides of onion root tips and whitefish blastula to discover the differences in mitosis in plant and animal cells.

In this lesson, students use colored candy pieces to model the cell division processes of mitosis and meiosis.

This lesson was designed to accompany the Online Onion Root Tip Activity (Arizona--The Biology Project).  Students classify diagrams of onion root tip cells into the correct phase of the cell cycle in an interactive and receive feedback in the form of hints for cells they classify incorrectly.  Students record their data from the cell cycle interactive in a table and answer questions to measure student learning.

In this virtual activity, students examine cells in the tip of an onion root (digitized photographs) to better understand mitosis and to determine the time spent in different phases of the cell cycle.

In this lesson, students use a mnemonic device for remembering the phases of mitosis.

In this high school unit on genetics and heredity, students ask questions about a group of boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Students investigate the role of proteins, DNA, and inheritance in the disorder. Students figure out how heritable traits and disorders are related to the structure and function of proteins. Students then ask questions about how we can use genetic engineering technologies to cure genetic disorders and explore the ethical implications of need technologies such as, CRISPR-Cas9.

For this unit plan, see the old unit calendar (link on left sidebar, click ALT3 tab at the bottom).  Once we update this unit to the new Doc template, we will post it here. This is now unit 3, but it used to be unit 2 (we will update file and folder numbering as we continue to revise the units). Thanks for your patience as we work hard this year to update all of the materials to the new unit template and unit/standards arrangements.