Download Lesson Plan Format - Biology 4300 - The Cell Cycle

Lesson Plan Format - Biology 4300 - The Cell Cycle (mitosis)
BACKGROUND / PLANNING
1.
Biology/10th grade
2.
Students will use models to simulate the mitotic cell cycle..
i.
HS-LS1 -4 - Use a model to illustrate the role of cellular division (mitosis)
and differentiation in producing and maintaining complex organisms.
3.
Materials/technology/resources— Students will need their student learning maps,
computer access with the internet and word processor. Students will need free
educreations accounts. Teachers will need to set up a free zaption account and have a
system in place for collecting student work on the computer.
PART 2: IMPLEMENTATION
1.
Launch - Students take a pretest on the cell cycle (mitosis) to set a baseline score of their
background knowledge of the cell cycle (mitosis)
2. Explore - Students set up their student learning maps with the activities of the lesson.
Students watch and complete a zaption video designed to introduce the cell cycle (mitosis):
http://zapt.io/t3cksmgc
Students create a diagram of the cell cycle (mitosis) using the cell cycle (mitosis) simulation
found on the seapup website: ​
http://sepuplhs.org/high/sgi/teachers/genetics_act3_sim.html
In groups students create presentations using educreations. Links to their presentations are
submitted through a schoology discussion board. Students watch and critique eachothers
presentations using a rubric.
3. Students will take a post-test on the cell cycle (mitosis) designed to show their growth in
knowledge of the content.
PART 3: ASSESSMENT
1.
Throughout the lesson students will be assessed both formatively and summatively. The
zaption video & simulation diagrams will be scored as a formative assignment. The
educreations presentations and post-test will be graded summatively.
PART 4: SUPPORTING MATERIALS
References –
Zaption : ​
http://zapt.io/t3cksmgc
Seapup : ​
http://sepuplhs.org/high/sgi/teachers/genetics_act3_sim.html
Educreations : ​
https://www.educreations.com/