Lesson

 Plan  

Teacher: MA CHING MAN Iris Subject: NSS Biology

Lesson time: 45 mins Section: 11.2 Mitotic cell division

Class: S4 Chapter 11: Cell cycle and division

B. Teaching aims
This lesson helps students to understand

different stages and phases of mitotic cell division

C. Teaching objectives
Knowledge

• mitotic cell division: nuclear division and cytoplasmic division

• phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
Ability

• To describe and identify different stages and phases of mitotic cell division

D. Students’ previous knowledge

• DNA, chromosome, cell cycle, cell growth

E. Teaching materials
• powerpoint

• video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDAw2Zg4IgE&feature=related

• notes

• “ice-bar stick” – cell division simulation materials

Reference
http://cccmkc.edu.hk/~sbj-biology/CERT%20BIO/Reproduction%20and%20growth/Cell%20division/Cell%20division%20simulated

%20by%20ice-bar%20sticks.htm

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F. Lesson plan

Time Teaching and Objectives Activities Resources

(mins) Learning Cycle

5 Setting the • To revise cell cycle. • Ask students the main stages of a cell PowerPoint
context cycle
• Ask students what the essential
difference is between meiosis and
mitosis.

10 Modelling and • To introduce the stages • teach students the key events in two PowerPoint
deconstruction and phases: stages of mitotic cell division “ice-bar stick”
– Nuclear division: paper
prophase, metaphase,
anaphase, telophase
– Cytoplasmic division
Language aspect applied:
prefixes

15 Guided • To explain the stages and • Guide students to demonstrate and PowerPoint
construction phases present the stages using “ice-bar stick” “ice-bar stick”
Language aspect applied: model in pairs Language aspect paper
Temporal explanations applied: Visual presentation.
• Ask students to explain the stages with
biological terms.
In the guiding phase, teacher will use
language such as:
– T: “What should I think of first when I
think about nuclear division?”
– SS: “There are four phases: the
prophase, metaphase, anaphase and
telophase – in that order.”
– T: “OK. And tell me what happens in
the prophase and, by the way, how do
I know it is the first phase – what in its
name tells me it is the first phase?"
– SS: " ... etc"

15 Independent • To identify the stages and • Ask students to identify them from PowerPoint
construction phases video: Worksheet
• To consolidate the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD
knowledge on mitotic cell Aw2Zg4IgE&feature=related
division
Language aspect applied: • Ask students to finish the exercise
signposting for students

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Name: __________________( )
Class: ______________________

Chapter  11:  Cell  cycle  and  division  

Mitotic cell division

Analyse the photomicrograph of cells in the onion root tip by identifying the stages and phases for mitotic cell division by
adding “✓ “ in the table.

Mitosis (Nuclear division)

Cell growth Cytoplasmic
Cell
(Interphase) Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 division
(Prophase) (Metaphase) (Anaphase) (Telophase)

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 Answer key

Mitosis (Nuclear division)

Cell growth Cytoplasmic
Cell
(Interphase) Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 division
(Prophase) (Metaphase) (Anaphase) (Telophase)

A ✓
B ✓
C ✓
D ✓
E ✓
F ✓
G ✓
H ✓
I ✓
J ✓