Cell Reproduction

3.2.1 Explain the role of meiosis in sexual reproduction and genetic variation.
K (What do we want our U (What do we want D (What will students
students to know?) our students to do?)
understand? (Bloom’s Taxonomy)

Sexual reproduction, gamete,  How does sexual  Compare/Contrast

zygote, meiosis, diploid, reproduction lead mitosis & meiosis (venn
haploid, reduction division, to genetic diagrams, chart portion of
genetic variation, mutation, variation project)
crossing over,  Differentiate  Identify & describe the
random/independent between diploid several sources of genetic
assortment, nondisjunction, and haploid cells variation in sexual
random fertilization, pertaining to reproduction (chart portion
homologous chromosome homologous of project)
pairs, allele chromosome  Illustrate the process of
pairs crossing over, recognize
 explain that that it happens during
meiosis is a meiosis and determine
mechanism to differences in gametes
produce gametes produced with and without
and reduces the crossing over (chart portion
chromosome of project, “Mitosis &
number by ½ to meiosis Chat” stations)
allow for
fertilization
 Why DNA
Replication needs
to occur before
cell division
 Why is there a
difference
mechanism to
produce sex cells
vs body cells

1.2.2  Analyze how cells grow and reproduce in terms of interphase, mitosis and cytokinesis.

K (What do we U (What do we want our D (What will students do?)

want our students to (Bloom’s Taxonomy)
students to understand?
know?)

Asexual  How new cells are  Identify several types of

Reproduction produced  asexual reproduction (aexual
Interphase  Recognize mitosis as reading & questions)
(G1,S,G2) a part of asexual  Outline the cell Cycle (Stop
Mitosis reproduction. motion/podcast/dance
(Prophase,  Understand what project, pop beads practice,
Metaphase, happens to card sort, mitosis chat
Anaphase, DNA/Chromosomes stations,mitosis coloring)
Telophase) during each phase of  Organize diagrams
Cytokinesis 
Chromosomes the cell cycle of/describe mitotic phases
Chromatids  How Mitosis relates to and describe what is
Chromatin cancer occurring throughout the
Centromere  Why DNA Replication process. (Stop
Double needs to occur before motion/podcast/dance
Chromosome cell division project, pop beads practice,
DNA card sort, mitosis chat
Replication stations,mitosis coloring )
Nuclear  Compare and Contrast
Membrane Mitosis & Meiosis (venn
Spindle Fiber  diagrams,mitosis chat
Clone stations, chart portion of
binary fission project)
Budding
vegetative
propagation
regeneration
 Sporulation
 cancer