Case Study: The Case of the Dividing Cell-Mitosis

Cute, cute, cute! Here is something new to present mitosis and meiosis-a sometimes bland objective. This is at least middle school or higher and really great for Pre-AP classes. There will b... See More

Cute, cute, cute! Here is something new to present mitosis and meiosis-a sometimes bland objective. This is at least middle school or higher and really great for Pre-AP classes. There will be some up-front teacher prep work to actually make it more user freindly. It is a little too teacher directed for my choice, but with a few modifications by both teacher and/or students (writing a skit or something with more participation), it would be a great article to attempt in your classroom.

Case of the Dividing Cell

I first became aware of this article when a fellow teacher asked me for some help teaching about eukaryote and prokaryote organisms. I went to the NSTA Science Scope articles and pulled it ... See More

I first became aware of this article when a fellow teacher asked me for some help teaching about eukaryote and prokaryote organisms. I went to the NSTA Science Scope articles and pulled it up. After reading it, I thought how much my students would love to follow using this strategy (using the background of a "Court" issue). It will need some work, scripting it out to make it "student freindly" rather than teacher presented, but that might be the fun...having the students write it up and present it in a courtroom drama format. I think it is totally worth the effort. The article is well written for students (and a little research) to follow along with and understand the analogies. And, the students will love it!

Appropriate for higher levels

My tenth grade students had a hard time with this, thought I found it very interesting. Even my pre AP students were struggling the Internet has another version of this article in a differen... See More

My tenth grade students had a hard time with this, thought I found it very interesting. Even my pre AP students were struggling the Internet has another version of this article in a different format that students were not as scared of reading . I originally thought it would be an activator, but it took an hour to review.

Appropriate for higher levels

My tenth grade students had a hard time with this, thought I found it very interesting. Even my pre AP students were struggling the Internet has another version of this article in a differen... See More

My tenth grade students had a hard time with this, thought I found it very interesting. Even my pre AP students were struggling the Internet has another version of this article in a different format that students were not as scared of reading . I originally thought it would be an activator, but it took an hour to review.

Appropriate for higher levels

My tenth grade students had a hard time with this, thought I found it very interesting. Even my pre AP students were struggling the Internet has another version of this article in a differen... See More

My tenth grade students had a hard time with this, thought I found it very interesting. Even my pre AP students were struggling the Internet has another version of this article in a different format that students were not as scared of reading . I originally thought it would be an activator, but it took an hour to review.

Appropriate for higher levels

My tenth grade students had a hard time with this, thought I found it very interesting. Even my pre AP students were struggling the Internet has another version of this article in a differen... See More

My tenth grade students had a hard time with this, thought I found it very interesting. Even my pre AP students were struggling the Internet has another version of this article in a different format that students were not as scared of reading . I originally thought it would be an activator, but it took an hour to review.