Group Members:
Mitosis Movie Lab
Using the iPad App Miniatures , your lab group will create a time-lapse short film
modeling mitosis.
Using props and your creativity, you will show the different phases of mitosis a cell
goes through when dividing. The movie recording will be silent, so there is no
narration and any phases must be labeled. Be sure you have a screenplay and a well
rehearsed cast ready before we start shooting; because of time constraints we will
have to try to get the whole thing wrapped in one take.
Checklist of things to be included in your film (feel free to include anything else
you feel is relevant!!!):
 Title “Mitosis” (subtitles may vary based on your creative inspiration)
 Names of group members (first names are enough)
 Cell outline (plant or animal; pick one and stick with it through cytokinesis)
 At least 3 duplicated chromosomes
 Label “Prophase”
 Label “Metaphase”
 Label “Anaphase”
 Label “Telophase”
 Centrioles
 Spindle fibers
 Cleavage furrow or cell plate
 Two daughter cells
Take a look at the attached rubric, this is how your movie will be scored at the film
festival (aka gradebook).
Attached is a page you can use to plan your scenes. We suggest you draw what you
want the camera to “see” and take notes on what your cast is supposed to do, which
props are needed and so on.
Have fun with this! Lights, camera, action!
Grading rubric (20pts)
What we’re
looking for
required
cell parts
labels
sequence
of events
logic and
accuracy
(this is
worth 2x
the points)
0 pts
1 pt
2 pts
3 pts
4 pts
less than 3
of the
parts are
present
more than 4
of the
required
labels are
missing or
incomplete
2 or more
phases of
mitosis are
out of
order
there are 4
or more
mistakes of
logical
flaws in the
depiction of
mitotic
events
3 of the
required
parts are
present
4 of the
required
labels are
missing or
incomplete
4 of the
required
parts are
present
3 of the
required
labels are
missing or
incomplete
5 of the
required
parts are
present
1 or 2 of
the
required
labels are
missing or
incomplete
all of the 6
required
parts are
present
the movie
title, group
names, and
the 4 phases
are clearly
labeled
all phases of
mitosis are in
correct
order
there is 1
mistake or
logical flaw
in the
depiction of
mitotic
events
mitotic
events are
shown
accurately,
with logical
chromosome
arrangements
1 phase of
mitosis is
out of
order
there are 3
mistakes or
logical
flaws in the
depiction of
mitotic
events
there are 2
mistakes or
logical
flaws in the
depiction of
mitotic
events