Students explore how a single cell divides into two identical copies through mitosis — the process behind growth, healing, and reproduction — following the ordered phases from interphase to two daughter cells.
Students will be able to…
You started as a single cell and now have trillions — all with identical DNA. How does one cell reliably become two perfect copies, over and over?
Project this and tap each phase of mitosis in order. Have students record what happens to the chromosomes at each step.
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How does one cell reliably become two identical copies?
Students investigate.
Teacher explains.
Apply.
Three quick checks.
Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (High School Life Science) and Common Core literacy in science.
Use a model to illustrate the role of cellular division (mitosis) in producing and maintaining complex organisms.
Illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems in organisms.
Explain the role of DNA in cells.
Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students compare mitosis (identical cells for growth) with meiosis (sex cells with half the DNA) in a Venn diagram. A printable comparison sheet is in the Science library.
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