California Career and Technical Education Standards

• ANR.C.C5.3 Understand various cell actions, such as osmosis and cell division.
• ANR.C.C7.4 Understand the fertilization process.
• ANR.C.C7.5 Understand the purpose and processes of mitosis and meiosis.
• ANR.FS.11.0 Demonstration and Application
• ANR.FS.9.3 Understand how to organize and structure work individually and in teams for effe...

California Academic Content Standards (Reinforced)

• ELA.8.R.VCD.1.3 Use word meanings within the appropriate context and show ability to verify thos...5
• ELA.9-10.R.CAGT.2.5 Extend ideas presented in primary or secondary sources through original analysis...3
• S.9-12.LS.2.a Students know meiosis is an early step in sexual reproduction in which the pairs...1
• S.9-12.LS.2.b Students know only certain cells in a multicellular organism undergo meiosis.1
• S.9-12.LS.2.d Students know new combinations of alleles may be generated in a zygote through t...1
• S.9-12.LS.2.e Students know why approximately half of an individual’s DNA sequence comes from ...1

• Meiosis You Tube Clip - Hooks / Set

  In order to introduce the concept of meiosis, I use their prior knowledge of mitosis combined with student interest of funny You-tube clips. In this clip, the teacher is introducing the concept of meiosis and the students then break out into a song comparing mitosis and meiosis. After the video, I lead right into my first challenge/competition for the students. I put up a Powerpoint slide illustrating both the mitosis and meiosis processes. I pair the students into groups of two and have them pull out a piece of paper. Their challenge is to make a list of both differences and similarities between the two processes. I tell them even the smallest things count such as color and location. To motivate the students even more, I pull out a bag of candy and inform that that the top three teams will be greatly rewarded for their efforts. I give the students two minutes to write down as many differences and similarities. After time is called, I determine and reward the winners. I then use random called for the students to share out-loud the items they discovered. This process will lead right into my lesson as I will explain in detail the items the students discovered during the lecture.

  • Meiosis Rap Clip [ Watch Video ] [ Download Original Video ]
  • Mitosis-Meiosis Compare-Contrast Slide [ Download ] This slide is used for the competition part of the hook.
• Lesson Vocabulary - Lecture

  Every lesson that involved a new concept or lecture notes, I start with teaching vocabulary. Students must have a good comprehension of the unit vocabulary in order to access the content. Attached you will find the students notes sheet. When I teach vocabulary, I start by providing the students with the defination to write on their note sheets. After the defination is discussed, I have my class come up with a paraphrase to write in the paraphrase box. Next, I have the students draw a picture of the vocabulary word. The final step is to have each student rank the word base on their understanding on a scale of 1-4. Ranking the word a 1 would mean the student still had no clue the meaning of the word. A ranking of 4 would mean the students had mastered the meaning of the word. As I teach, I walk around taking note of the students' ranking of each word, so I know which items I need to reteach. Through out the attached Meiosis PowerPoint you will find questions to check for understanding as I go through the lesson.

  • Meiosis PowerPoint [ Download ]
  • Meiosis Notes Student Sheet [ Download ] At the top of this notes sheet you will find a table including the five new vocabulary terms.
• Meiosis Notes - Lecture

  Upon completion of the vocabulary, I jump right into the meiosis notes. You will find on the student worksheet a section for the students to fill in the blanks as the teacher presents the notes. Through out the PowerPoint presentation there are check for understanding questions to make sure the students understand the content before moving on.

  • Meiosis PowerPoint [ Download ]
  • Meiosis Notes Student Sheet [ Download ]