Exploring Mitosis

12th GradeScience60 min

Learning Objective

I can describe the stages of mitosis and their significance in cell division.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

11 min

Phases of Mitosis

Bozeman Science

Guided Notes

12 min

Key concepts students will learn:

  • The purpose of mitosis is to create two identical daughter cells from a single parent cell, ensuring each new cell has the same genetic information.

  • During interphase, the cell grows, duplicates its DNA in the S phase, and replicates its centrosomes in preparation for mitosis.

  • The phases of mitosis, in order, are prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase, often remembered by the mnemonic IPMAT.

Practice

18 min

12 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Describe what happens to the chromosomes during each of the following stages of mitosis: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

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