Class 1:30 – 2:30 pm ; 2:31- 3:30 pm Grade Level & Section 8-Scraper,Rolling Pin

Grade 8 Group Learning Area Science

DAILY LESSON PLAN Time allotment 1 hour Quarter Fourth

I. OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standards The learners demonstrate understanding that cells divide to produce new cells.
B. Performance Standards The learners report on the importance of variation in plant and animal breeding.
C. Learning Competencies Compare mitosis and meiosis, and their role in the cell-division cycle (S8LT-IVd-16).
D. Objectives Introduce the definition as well as the key terms in meiosis ( variation, homologous chromosomes, crossing over)
Enumerate The different phases involved in meiosis
Emphasize the concept, that meiosis leads to variation
II. CONTENT Meiosis

III. LEARNING RESOURCES

A. References
1. Teachers Guide pages Grade 8 Science Teacher’s Module, Department of Education, Philippines, p. 223-224
2. Learner’s Material pages Grade 8 Science Learner’s Module, Department of Education, Philippines, p. 324-328
B. Other Resources IGCSE Biology Course book Second edition, pages 196-197
IV. PROCEDURES
A. Reviewing previous lesson ELICIT Conduct a review about the phases of mitosis
or presenting the new 1. Ask the students to guess what phase of mitosis ( (answer)metaphase, prophase, anaphase and
lesson telophase) is best described by each the following figure:

1. 2. 3. 4.

2. Have the students identify what is the concept or term is best described by each of the following
questions.
___________________1. The cell begins the process of mitosis, the chromosome condensed.
___________________2. It is the division of cytoplasm or separation of a daughter cells
___________________3. It is where the asters and spindle fiber arise.
___________________4. It is the center of the chromosome where the spindle fiber attaches.
___________________5. It is a phase of mitosis where the chromosomes aligned at
the middle to form the equatorial plate.
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___________________6. It is a butterfly like structure that contains the DNA.

___________________7. It is uncoiled version of a chromosome, or a threadlike structure that mostly seen
in the interphase and prophase.
___________________8. It is a kind of cell division that produces two identical organisms.
___________________9. It is also known as body cell; a cell whose genes will not be passed on to the next
generation.
__________________10. A cell that is destined to become a gamete ( egg or sperm )

B. Establishing a purpose for We studied last time, just a fertilized egg (zygote) became a big person, like miss universe catriona gray,
the lesson right?
C. Presenting (answer, yes sir) And what is the reason why this occurs and what is behind it, and that is? (answer, mitosis), in
examples/instances of the which a cell is duplicated to form tissue until, to form an organ, until it develops an organism.
new lesson But now, we will study how mitosis is become possible, as I said earlier we grow from a zygote to organism,
right? (answer, yes sir) now, the question is where a zygote came from? The answer to that is meiosis, where our
father’s sperm cell and our mother’s egg cell have come together or unite, to form a zygote. Aside from that we
will also going to study, how meiosis can lead to variation.
ENGAGE Okay, but before conducting our lesson proper

Ask: close your eyes and think about the appearance of your daddy’s face and mother and with your brothers
and sisters if any, now tell me what do you observe or notice in their appearance? (answer, sir they are almost
the same in skin color but not in height and in looks) okay as you observed, even if you come from single
parents, you’re not the same, right? (yes sir), even if you are twins. How can I verify it? On your fingerprint and
tongue print.

Now we will explain how this happened, and how important the process behind it to us.
D. Discussing new concepts Using a PowerPoint presentation, conduct a discussion about the definition of meiosis, the phases of
and practicing new skills meiosis and how many haploid cells are produced after the process.
#1
EXPLORE
E. Discussing new concepts
and practicing new skills Key Terms
#2 Meiosis – is a specialized type of cell division that reduces chromosome number by half,
F. Developing mastery creating four haploid cell.
EXPLAIN - Is used for just one purpose in the human body: the production of gametes
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Grade 8 Group Learning Area Science
DAILY LESSON PLAN Time allotment 1 hour Quarter Fourth

( sperm and egg cell).

Variation – any difference between cells, individual organisms or groups of organisms of any
species.
Homologous Chromosomes – Chromosome pairs ( one of each parent ) that are similar in
length, gene position, and centromere position.
Crossing Over – exchange of genetic material between 2 homologous chromosome that
leads to variation

Guide Questions:
1. What happens during prophase 1? And why it is considered the longest phase of meiosis?
2. What happens during metaphase 1 ? and why it is considered the shortest phase of
meiosis?
3. What happens to the homologous chromosomes during Anaphase 1?
4. What happens to the nuclear envelope during telophase 1?
5. Why is it said that meiosis 2 is the same as mitosis?
6. How can meiosis lead to variation?

Could you imagine if there is no meiosis? if yes , what will be the possible outcome?
(Answer, humans would not capable of producing physically and genetically unique offspring. Because
of that low or no genetic diversity of a population is maintained.

G. Finding practical ELABORATE Present the following situation to the class:

application of concepts
and skills in daily living 1. Suppose that mitosis is the only kind of cell division we were capable of, what will happen to us?
H. Making generalization and
(Answer, sir, first we cannot clone ourselves for a good reasons, if mitosis is the only kind of cell
abstractions about the
lesson division we were capable of, that would mean, we would be a clone of one of our parent or possibly
be cloned by the half of our mom and the other half of our dad and we would look really weird
considering that mitosis only produce 2 identical cells )

3-2-1 Exit Card. Have students list the 3 things they have learned today, 2 things they would like to
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Grade 8 Group Learning Area Science
DAILY LESSON PLAN Time allotment 1 hour Quarter Fourth

learn more about, and 1 question they have in mind.

I. Evaluating learning Conduct an activity “comparing mitosis and meiosis”

EVALUATE Ask the students to differentiate mitosis from meiosis.

K. Additional activities for Ask the students to think another importance of meiosis in living things.
application or remediation ( Write it in ¼ sheet of paper)
EXTEND

Prepared by:
Rizaldy O. Gregorio