Name:___Dillon Constant___

Lesson Plan
Lesson Title: __Mitosis in Plants and Animals___________ Grade: __10_____

Subject: __Science______ Strand: _____Biology__________ Time: (length in minutes): ___70 - 75 mins____

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Ontario Curricular Overall Expectations (numbers from documents and details)
B2. Developing Skills of Investigation and Communication

B3. Understanding Basic Concepts

Ontario Curricular Specific Expectations (numbers from documents and details) selected & listed from the
Ont. Curriculum, refined when necessary, has verbs that are observable & measureable, has realistic number of expectations (1 to
3) have expectations that match assessment
B2.1 use appropriate terminology related to cells, tissues, organs, and systems of living things

B 2.2 examine cells under a microscope or similar instrument to identify the various stages of
mitosis in plants and animals

B3.1 describe the cell cycle in plants and animals, and explain the importance of mitosis for the
growth of cells and repair of tissues

Learning Goals Discuss with students: What will I be learning today? (clearly identify what students are expected to
know and be able to do, in language that students can readily understand)

Today I will learn

What mitosis is
The stages of mitosis
Why mitosis is important in the creation of new cells
ASSESSMENT and EVALUATION
Success Criteria Discuss with students: How will I know I have learned what I need to learn? (clearly identify the
criteria to assess students learning, as well as what evidence of learning students will provide to demonstrate their knowledge,
skills and thinking, in language that students can readily understand)
I can: define mitosis
I can: list, label, and explain the stages of mitosis
I can: explain why mitosis is important in the creation of new cells
Assessment how will I know students have learned what I intended?
Assessment For, As, Of Learning (Complete the chart below)

Assessment Mode: Assessment Strategy Assessment Tool

Written, Oral, Specific task for Instrument used to
Performance students record data
(Write, Say, Do) e.g., turn and talk, i.e., rubric, checklist,
brainstorming, mind map, observation sheet, etc.
debate, etc.

Assessment For Performance Thumbs up/down Observation

Learning
Assessment As Oral Group discussion Observation
Learning
Assessment Of Written Work sheet Checklist / Work Sheet
Learning
CONSIDERATIONS FOR PLANNING
Differentiation: Content, Process, Product, Assessment/Accommodations,
Modifications

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 Provide students with safety options in case of emergencies (where to go, how to handle
broken glass, how to operate the microscopes and recognize their weight, etc)
Allow students to rotate through approximately 5 different stations of microscopes
Allow student discussion to encourage learning of mitosis
Modify / accommodate for amount of students present and for accessibility issues (clear
areas for easier movement, adjust groups for amount of stations)

Resources and Materials /Technology Integration List ALL items necessary for delivery of the lesson.
Include any attachments of student worksheets used and teacher support material that will support communication of instruction.
Include the use of Information Technology (ICT) in your lesson plan where appropriate.
Power point
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0k-enzoeOM
Microscopes and slides showing different stages of mitosis
Worksheet for mitosis
Lesson Delivery Format
Write the lesson description with enough detail that another teacher could replicate the
lesson without a personal discussion.
What Teachers Do: What Students do:
Minds on: Motivational Hook/engagement /introduction (5-15 min)
Establish a positive learning environment, connect to prior learning, set the context for learning, pre-determine key questions to
guide lesson
Time: ___5___-__10___ (Indicate time breakdown of instructional
elements)
Brainstorm ideas on mitosis and its phases as
a group
Start a quick group discussion (about 5
students) on what is mitosis / what are the
Discuss the two kinds of cells and the
phases in it?
difference between them (animal and plant
cells)
What are the two kind of cells that undergo
mitosis?

Action: During /working on it (time given for each component, suggested 15-40 min)
Introduce new learning or extend/reinforce prior learning, provide opportunities for practice & application of learning
Time: __45____-__55_____ (Indicate time breakdown of
instructional elements)

Listen to and take notes on the PowerPoint

PowerPoint on Mitosis (20-25 mins)
Take notes on key points
Go through the PowerPoint on what
mitosis is Listen to and understand the
The stages on mitosis, using pictures as information
examples Focus on what mitosis is and its phases
Answer student questions when Ask questions when they are lost or
information is unclear dont understand

Mitosis Video (10 mins) Students should watch the video and learn
https://www.youtube.com/watch? about the stages of mitosis
v=L0k-enzoeOM
Participate in microscope activity
Microscope activity (20-25 mins) Examine the cell and try and determine
Break the students into approx. 5 the phase of mitosis it is in
groups Discuss with their group why they think
Allow the students to examine the it is in that phase
microscopes located at the 5 stations.
(one at a time in their groups)
Encourage students to discuss in their
group what stage the cell is in mitosis

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 and why they think so.

Consolidation & Connection (Reflect and Connect) (5-15 min.)

Help students demonstrate what they have learned, provide opportunities for consolidation and reflection
Time: __5____-___10____ (Indicate time breakdown of
instructional elements)
Mitosis worksheet
Mitosis Worksheet (5-10mins / homework) Complete the worksheet by following
Provide students with the mitosis the instructions
worksheet
Instruct that whatever they dont complete is Complete at home if not finished within class
to be taken home for homework time

Personal Reflection (what went well, what would I change, what will I have to consider in my next lesson for this
subject/topic)
The Lesson:

The Teacher:

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Power point slides / information
1. Every living thing is made of cells.
All living things go through mitosis in order to grow.

2. When organisms grow up, the cells dont get larger, they multiply in number.
Living things need to create new cells as bones, muscles, and skin grows.
Cells dont last forever so our bodies are always replacing old or damaged cells with new
ones.
Tissue cells are called somatic; the basic unit that makes up our body tissues and organs
such as hair, skin, or lung cells.
These somatic cells are for growth; not for reproduction.

3. Mitosis is the division of somatic cells to create new, identical cells.

During mitosis, each cell divides to make two new cells.
These two cells divide to make four new cells, and these four make eight new cells, etc.

4. Different cell types have different cycles.

Not all cells reproduce and replace themselves, such as nerve cells.
Some cells have a faster division rate than others.

5. A cells cycle begins with the longest stage called interphase.

During this stage, the organelles produce energy and proteins to grow and build new
cells.
Organelles duplicate themselves during interphase.
Genetic material in the nucleus is duplicated.

6. Somatic cells have a certain number of chromosomes inside their nuclei, depending on what
organism it is.
Examples are: pea plants have 14, gorillas have 48, and goldfish have 94 chromosomes
in each cell.

7. Somatic human cells have 23 pairs of chromosomes or a total of 46.

Humans have 23 pairs or 46 chromosomes in each cell.
This is a diploid cell, which means it has the full number of chromosomes.
Other cells are haploid cells, which means they have one-half of the chromosomes.
Haploid cells are the result of cell division for reproduction only.

8. Chromosomes start out as a tangled ball of long thin strands called chromatin.
During interphase the chromosomes extend and replicate.
The duplicated chromosomes join together at a central point called a centromere.
At this stage, the joined chromosomes are called chromatids.

9. The original cell is called the parent cell and new cells are called daughter cells.
The pairs of chromosomes from the original cell are called sister chromosomes and the
duplicate ones are called daughter chromosomes.

10. There are four stages to mitosis: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
Prophase
The chromosomes condense.

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 Nuclear membrane and nucleolus disappear.
Spindle fibers form and centrioles migrate apart.
Chromatids attach to spindle fibers.

11. Metaphase
Chromatids align at center or equator of the cell.
Chromatids are pulled by the spindle fibers.

12. Anaphase
Centromere of each chromatid splits.
One chromatid from each chromosome moves to centrioles at poles of cell.

13. Telophase
Spindle fibers break down.
Chromosomes elongate and become tangled in a ball of chromatin again.
Nucleolus reappears.
Nuclear envelope forms around separate set of chromosomes.

14. The rest of the cell divides.

Cytokinesis occurs, that is, the cytoplasm divides as the cell membrane pinches inward
and cuts the cell in half.
Now there are two new daughter cells, separated and independent of each other and
each with its own nucleus and organelles.
The formation of these two new daughter cells now has the correct number of
chromosomes.

15. Mitosis starts over again.

Cells separate differently in plants and animals.
Wall of plant cells is more rigid than animal cell membrane.
A cell plate develops until two cells are separated.

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 Mitosis Worksheet

Part 1: Match the description with the part of the cell cycle:

____1. The chromosomes line up across the middle of the cell. A.

Interphase

____2. The cell grows, matures, and eventually copies its DNA. B.
Prophase

____3. The chromatids are pulled apart, to opposite ends of the cell. C.
Metaphase

____4. The chromatin forms chromosomes, nuclear membrane gone. D.

Anaphase

____5. The cell membrane pinches in, dividing the cytoplasm into 2 cells.
E. Telophase

____6. A nuclear membrane forms around both sets of chromatids. F.

Cytokinesis

Part 2: Match the illustration with the part of the cell cycle: (use above letters from
questions 1-6)

Part 3: Using the illustration from part 2, arrange the number of illustrations 1 5 in the
correct order for the process of mitosis. Write the order below.

_____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Part 4: Answer the following questions.

1. What stage do cells spend most of their lives in? __________________________________

2. If a normal human cell has 46 chromosomes how many chromosomes will its daughter
cell have? ____

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3. Do the illustrations from Part 2 show images of a plant or animal cell? __________
4. If Part 2 represented the OTHER type of cell what about the cells would be different?
__________________________________________________________________________________

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