Audience: Junior High/Middle School Life Science Objectives:

Group Size: Classroom of approx. 30 students

Time: Students will be able to comprehend why cells/organisms/plants
Equipment: Interactive whiteboard or projection would benefit from reproducing asexually through mitosis.
equipment to show videos and lecture PowerPoint.
Resources: Videos, handouts, and visual aids. Students will be able to understand the phases of mitosis and
Setting: Have students facing the whiteboard in order to understand the role each phase plays in genetic transfer.
see the videos and lectures/visual aids for the discussion
portion of the class.
Time Concept to be What you (teacher) do or show What learners Self-
Learned (students) do monitoring
(Hints for
teacher)
Making
adjustments
that could not
have been
predicted
MITOSIS LESSON PLAN
5 Linking to Students will start class by going over the journal Most students Checking for
min. prior entries from the previous day. Students will share will listen while understanding
knowledge of their entries and thoughts on how the world and its a few will share by asking
sexual vs. organisms would be different if all organisms their thoughts students to
asexual reproduced only through mitosis and asexual on the journal share their
reproduction. division. topic. Students ideas and
have the answer any
opportunity to questions that
volunteer or I may arise.
will select the Redirecting
students we students focus
will hear from. and helping
them to
concentrate on
the topics
discussed.
5 Pre- After the journal entries are discussed the students Students will Check for
min. assessment will share what they believe should be added to the add to the understanding
activity KWL chart. At this time I will reiterate those KWL chart while making
linking to important concepts that students shared from their where needed sure that all
prior journal entries and guide the students to ensure and work important and
knowledge they include important information on the chart. collaboratively relevant
to ensure that information is
all new topics added to the
and concepts chart. If not,
are addressed. redirect focus
and guide
students to
include what is
missing on the
chart.
9 Mitosis Students will be asked to take out their notes from Watching the Listening and
min. Video, student the previous day on sexual and asexual video and watching video
led note reproduction and continue their notes while they taking notes as well as
taking, watch a video. when they feel
taking notes
development Amoeba Sisters video on mitosis shown to the class. it is important.
occasionally.
of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-ldPgEfAHI Refocusing
understanding students when
needed.
1 Transition Hand out paper on phases of mitosis and ask Ask any Answer any
min. students if they have any questions about the video. questions and questions
organize their posed by
notes and students about
handout so the video or
they can be about mitosis
used as needed.
simultaneously. Revisit topics
or discuss
concepts as
needed,
identified from
student
questions.
25 Mitosis Teacher will reiterate the concepts shown on the Listening Lecturing and
min. Phases video about mitosis and go over each stage of through adjusting
mitosis in detail. lecture. techniques and
Students and teacher will collaboratively discuss Participating strategies
the advantages and disadvantages of asexual or listening depending on
reproduction. through needs for
Discussion will be readdressed from previous discussion. differentiation.
journal entry revisit the question and ask Providing Checking for
students if they would change their journal entry feedback to understanding
and if their thoughts have evolved. peers through through
discussion. discussion and
Taking notes lecture on
on phases of mitosis phases.
mitosis
5 Mitosis Video Students will watch a claymation video on mitosis Watching the Checking for
min. a continuous phases. Students will be able to watch the video video. Asking understanding
representation while checking their notes/handout of phases. any questions during the
of mitosis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oUjdmDG95A between the video. If
first and students do
Teacher will quickly focus students on significant second viewing not
portions of the video before showing it for a second of the video. understand the
time. During the second showing of the video the stages in a
teacher will point out important components of the continuous
video. video, revisit
any concepts
needed before
watching the
short video for
a second time.

2
5 Checking for If needed, go over any portion of the lesson or the Students will Take the time
min. understanding previous lesson that is needed before students are participate in a to focus on
expected to move on to any laboratory activities. quick what students
discussion and need before
let the teacher being able to
know whether move on to
they need to more complex
revisit any part concepts or
of the lesson. utilize this
knowledge in
assignments or
laboratory
activities.
5 Accessing Teacher will ask students what do you know now Students will Checking for
min. prior that you didnt know an hour ago? participate in understanding.
(if knowledge Students and teacher will make any additions to answering Making sure
there the KWL as time permits. what they have that students
is Closure learned or they stay focused
time) will listen to and make the
their peers that appropriate
provide what adjustments
theyve learned determined
from this
lesson for
future lessons.