Florida Science Grade 6

Unit 1: Structure of Organisms

Mitosis flipbook

Project Type - Model

Students should design a small flip book of approximately 40 pages to demonstrate mitosis. Original illustrations should clearly show the four phases of cell division.

Students can choose to produce a second book on meiosis that allows for the comparison of the two processes.

Resources:
Have students visit these sites to determine the order of events in mitosis.

The Cell Cycle and Mitosis Tutorial
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/cell_cycle/cells3.html

Biology in Motion
Scroll down to the Cell Division Exercise.
http://biologyinmotion.com/index.html

Cells Alive!
http://www.cellsalive.com/index.htm

Rubric:

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