Stages of Meiosis Activity
Standards:
2a: Students know meiosis is an early step in sexual reproduction in which the pairs of chromosomes separate and segregate randomly during cell division to
produce gametes containing one chromosome of each type.
2b. Students know only certain cells in a multicellular organism undergo meiosis.
2c: Students know how random chromosome segregation explains the probability that a particular allele will be in a gamete.
Objective: Students will be able to summarize the events that occur during meiosis.
Materials:
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“Stages of Meiosis” handout
scissors
color pencils
gluestick
Instructor’s Direction:
1. Print “Stages of Meiosis” handout and images of Meiosis I and II on white paper. (Note: Each page of Meiosis I and II have 2 student copies to save
paper.)
2. Distribute “Stages of Meiosis” handout and Meiosis I images/description to the students. Students have to cut and organized the stages of Meiosis I in the
correct sequence on the handout paper.
a. Check to make sure that the students matched the correct Meiosis I illustrations with its descriptions. Tell students to follow the coloring
instructions in the box.
b. Students may now glue the meiotic illustrations and description to the handout.
c. Check to make sure that students correctly completed Meiosis I.
3. Pass out Meiosis II images. Students have to cut and organized the stages of Meiosis II in the correct sequence on the handout paper.
a. Check to make sure that the students matched the correct Meiosis II illustrations with its descriptions. Tell students to follow the coloring
instructions in the box.
b. Students may now glue the meiotic illustrations and description to the handout.
c. Check to make sure that students correctly completed Meiosis II.
Name: _______________________________________________________________________ Period: ________ Date: _________________________________
Stages of Meiosis Activity
Standards: 2a, 2b, 2c
Objectives: Students will be able to summarize the events that occur during meiosis.
Directions: Cut and paste the pictures and descriptions to the correct Meiosis Stage.
Meiosis I
Prophase I
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Centrioles = orange
Spindle fibers = yellow
Nuclear membrane = dotted
black line
Crossing over sites = red dot
Description:
Metaphase I
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Centrioles = orange
Spindle fibers = yellow
In pencil, lightly circle the 3
homologous pairs.
Description:
Anaphase I
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Centrioles = orange
Spindle fibers = yellow
Description:
Telophase I & cytokinesis
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Centrioles = orange
Nuclear membrane = solid
black line
Description:
Meiosis II
Prophase II
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Centrioles = orange
Spindle fibers = yellow
Nuclear membrane = dotted
black line
Description:
Metaphase II
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Centrioles = orange
Spindle fibers = yellow
In pencil, lightly circle the 6
“sister” chromatids
Description:
Anaphase II
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Centrioles = orange
Spindle fibers = yellow
Description:
Telophase II & cytokinesis
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Centrioles = orange
Nuclear membrane = solid
black line
Description:
A. Cut and paste the description to the correct stage of Meiosis I.
 Pairs of homologous chromosomes
move to the equator (center) of
the cell.
 Chromosomes gather at the poles
of the cell
 Cytoplasm divides, creating 2 cells.
 Chromosomes become visible.
 Nuclear envelope breaks down.
 Homologous chromosome move to
opposite poles of the cell.
 Crossing over occurs
B. Color, cut, and paste the pictures to the correct stage of Meiosis I.
There are 2 student copies here!!
A. Cut and paste the description to the correct stage of Meiosis I.
 Pairs of homologous chromosomes
move to the equator (center) of
the cell.
 Chromosomes gather at the poles
of the cell
 Cytoplasm divides, creating 2 cells.
B. Color, cut, and paste the pictures to the correct stage of Meiosis I.
 Chromosomes become visible.
 Nuclear envelope breaks down.
 Crossing over occurs.
 Homologous chromosome move to
opposite poles of the cell.
C. Cut and paste the description to the correct stage of Meiosis II.
 Chromosomes line up at the
equator.
 A nuclear envelope forms around
 Centromere divides.
each set of chromosomes.
 Cytoplasm divides, creating 4 cells.
 Chromatids move to opposite poles
of the cell.
 A new spindle forms around the
chromosome.
 Nuclear envelope breaks down.
D. Color, cut, and paste the pictures to the correct stage of Meiosis II.
There are 2 student copies here!!
C. Cut and paste the description to the correct stage of Meiosis II.
 Chromosomes line up at the
equator.
 A nuclear envelope forms around
each set of chromosomes.
 Cytoplasm divides, creating 4 cells.
D. Color, cut, and paste the pictures to the correct stage of Meiosis II.
 Centromere divides.
 Chromatids move to opposite poles
of the cell.
 A new spindle forms around the
chromosome.