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Meiosis Lesson
Meiosis Lesson
Name
CWID
Subject Area
890311681
Jessica Scolaro
Class Title
Biology
Biology
Lesson Title
Unit Title
Grade Levels
Total Minutes
Meiosis
55-60
CLASS DESCRIPTION
Twenty post-baccalaureate students in a science teaching methods course. Students sit in groups of four based
on content area and have access to computers that can connect to the Internet to retrieve materials as needed.
STANDARDS AND LESSON OBJECTIVES
CCSS Math, CCSS ELA & Literacy History/Social
Studies, Science and Technical Subjects, NGSS, and
Content Standards
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
Evidence
Type
EL
PM
Purpose/Focus of
Assessment
Implementation
Feedback Strategy
Warm-up, Discussion
Questions
Immediate discussion
and feedback with
class.
Possible
misconceptions about
mitosis/meiosis will be
revealed; student
comfort level with
mitosis will also be
revealed; prior
knowledge of mitosis is
required for identifying
similarities and
differences between
mitosis and meiosis.
To gauge student
understanding of the
material, redirecting
and clarifying if
needed.
Quick Write
"Pretend you are going
to describe to someone
what happens in
meiosis. You should
include the purpose,
how it is different from
mitosis, and how the
new cells differ from
the original cells."
Immediate discussion
of feedback with class.
To measure student
obtainment of the
learning objectives.
Exit Ticket
"Complete the Venn
diagram showing
similarities and
differences between
mitosis and meiosis"
Returned to students at
a later time; checking
for individual
understanding.
Individual student
understanding of the
lesson objectives, as
well as any remaining
common
misconceptions to be
addressed next class
lesson.
INSTRUCTION
Instructional Strategies
5min
Student Does
Lesson Body
Time
4045min
Teacher Does
Student Does
Diploid cell
Haploid cell
Gamete (oocyte + spermatocyte)
Homologous chromosomes
Crossing over
Meiosis is
__________________________.
This process occurs ___(where?
when?)____.
The purpose of meiosis is
______________.
The resulting
cells______________________.
Meiosis is different than mitosis in several
ways. For
example,_________________________.
Cells produced by meiosis are different
from original cells because
.
Lesson Closure
Time
Teacher Does
Student Does
10min
Exit Slip:
1. List the key differences between mitosis
and meiosis.
2. Crossover occurs between homologous
pairs of chromosomes, but can it occur
between two different chromosomes, say
between #1 and #17?
3. Do we get exact copies from mitosis and
meiosis? Why or why not?
Evaluate (Webb's DOK level 4 Extended
Thinking)
Gather, analyze, & evaluate information
to draw conclusions
Apply understanding in a novel way,
provide argument or justification for the
application
Internet videos
Meiosis Diagrams
Venn Diagram
Case Study
Co-Teaching Strategies
One-Teach, One-Assist
DIFFERENTIATION
English Learners
Striving Readers
Advanced Students
At the beginning of class before instruction begins, students will receive a Venn Diagram that is to be completed
during the lesson. The teacher will tell the students that they should fill in their Venn Diagram as they learn
about similarities and differences between mitosis and meiosis. The class will then transition into warm-up
questions. The questions will be about mitosis, which the students have already learned about. After answering
the warm-up questions, the teacher will remind the students to fill in their Venn Diagrams. We will then watch a
video of a newt regenerating its limb in order to visualize mitosis in an animal. The teacher will then bridge the
class into meiosis by asking them questions that function to show that cells in mitosis have different functions
than cells in meiosis. It is important to learn vocabulary from the lesson and for students to be able to reference
the vocabulary as they go through the lesson. Students will then review important vocabulary from the lesson
and work in a group to formulate a definition. A group will be called upon to share their definition of the word.
The vocabulary word along with the definition, will be written on the board and students will take part in choral
reading to review the word and definition. Students will now receive colored diagrams of the phases of meiosis
and be tasked with annotating the diagram based on their knowledge of mitosis. After students finish with their
annotations they will watch a video showing each phase of meiosis. The video will be paused after each phase
to let students make changes to their annotations in case their thinking has changed. The teacher will then lead a
class discussion about the importance of each stage of meiosis. The teacher will also ask facilitative questions to
make sure students are understanding the process. Next, students will do a quickwrite where they have to
pretend they are going to describe meiosis to another person. Students will be told that they should include the
purpose, how meiosis is different from mitosis, and how the resulting cells differ from the original cells. If
students are having trouble with their quickwrite, then the teacher will provide them with sentence frames. The
next part of the lesson will be a case study that the students have already started working on. They worked on
the first portion while covering mitosis. They will now work on the meiosis portion of the case study. Before
starting work on the case study, the teacher will remind students to work on their Venn diagrams. First, students
will quickly glance over the case study and pay close attention to the pictures. After completing this, they will
work with their elbow buddy to discuss the similarities and differences between mitosis and meiosis. After the
discussion with their partner, the students will annotate the case study reading showing similarities, differences,
and interesting areas. The last activity will be an exit ticket which students will be required to finish in order to
leave the classroom. There will be three questions in which students will be able to refer to their case study,
meiosis diagram, or other materials in order to answer.