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1. Introduction
Cells are the basic unit of life. Every living thing is made up of cells. However
cells do not live very long so cells must constantly divide to replace dying cells.
When you damage your cells they must divide to take care of the damage. Even
from the time you were a baby your cells have been dividing so you can grow. The
division of cells is called mitosis. There are four stages in cell division. In this web
quest we will be learning about all of the stages and what happens in all of them.
Task
Using the following instructions you will learn the different stages in mitosis.
You will be able to explain what happens in each stage and identify the stages.
Process
First things first watch this video on the process of mitosis. Pay close
attention to the video. You may take notes on the video and use them for other
activities later on.
Mitosis Video
After watching the video go to the following website and run the animation a few
times watch as the cell divides the different stages it will go through.
Cells Alive
Now that you’ve got a little understanding of mitosis go to the following link and
play the matching game. It will be using real pictures of cells in cell division so be
careful it can be tricky.
Cell matching game
Now test your self on the different stages by matching what happens in the stage
with the name of the stage.
Matching Stages
Ok finally visit the link below and go to the quiz tab. The quiz is only three very
simple questions. Remember you may use your notes on this assignment.
Mitosis Questions

2. Evaluation
Poor Fair Good Excellent Score
Video Student did
not watch it
Student had
the video
playing but
did not pay
attention
Student
watch the
whole video
Student
watched the
whole video
and took
notes
10%
Cells Alive Student did
not do it
Student
clicked on
the link but
did not run
the
program
Student
watch
animation
Student
studied the
animation
how the cell
divides
10%
Cell
Matching
Student did
not
participate
in the
activity
Students
matched
completed
the
assignment
with few
correct
Student
completed
activity
with few
errors
No errors
were made
in
completing
the activity
25%
Stage
Matching
Student did
not
participate
Students
completed
very little of
activity
Student
completed
the activity
with few
errors
Activity was
completed
with no
errors
25%
Mitosis
Questions
The student
did not do
the activity
Students
completed
the activity
with more
than 50%
errors
Very few
errors were
made in
activity
Activity was
completed
with no
errors
30%
Conclusion
Now after doing the activities provide you should have a basic grasp of mitosis and
how it works. You should be able to identify the different stages of mitosis, what
happens in those stages, and what they look like.
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